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Ex Donaghy workers in group employment action
We are currently acting for ex-employees of Glasgow based Donaghy Limited who are in liquidation with the loss of 175 staff.
We are acting for employees bringing claims against the company for;
1. Failure to adequately consult with its staff; and 2. Loss of...
Unfair Dismissal Protection for Workers Abroad
Section 94(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 gives employees the right not to be unfairly dismissed. Whether or not this protection covers workers who ordinarily work outside of Great Britain has, in the past, been unclear. The Supreme Court have gone some way to clarifying the position...
Recent changes in Employment law
The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal is increased For unfair dismissals occurring on or after 1 February 2012, the maximum compensatory award has increased from £68,400 to £72,300. In addition, the maximum weekly pay used to calculate statutory redundancy pay in a...
The Right to Claim Unfair Dismissal?
The proposed doubling of the qualifying period for unfair dismissal protection is simply a government sound bite and will have little effect on the number of claims presented to the Employment Tribunal [perhaps a reduction of as little as 1% could be expected]. Will it help employers? At...
Sikh policeman wins discrimination case at Manchester employment tribunal
A Sikh policeman told to remove his turban so he could wear a helmet for riot training has won £10,000 compensation from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) after an employment tribunal ruled that he had been subject to indirect racial and religious discrimination and harassment. A practising...
Social worker reinstated after employment tribunal hearing
A social worker has been restored to the Register of Social Care Workers in Wales after she won an employment tribunal appeal against the dismissal action which followed her involvement in the case of a 13-month-old boy who was murdered by his mother's boyfriend. Eleni Cordingley had been...
Employment law costs North West businesses £300m a year
Company bosses in the North West spend almost £300m a year dealing with employment law, new figures have revealed. According to the Forum for Private Business (FPB), the region's firms face the third highest bill in the country - £272m - dealing with issues such as dismissal and...
