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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
21 February 2014
Employment rights come at a price
Employment Tribunal fees were introduced for the first time in the UK on 29 July 2013 under the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013 (SI2013/1893). The new fees mean that the cost of pursuing a single claim at the Employment Tribunal can be up to £1,200, depending on the category of the claim being brought.
18 February 2014
Strike laws: too tough or not tough enough?
Londoners breathed a collective sigh of relief last week when the second bout of planned strike action by the RMT and TSSA unions against plans to close a number of London Underground’s ticket offices was called off, following a mediation with London Underground. Not only were commuters spared severely disrupted journeys, but companies were spared the consequential impact of reduced productivity on their businesses. If the estimated statistics of the Federation of Small Businesses are believed, a loss for the economy of around £6 million was the result of the previous week’s two day strike, and it can be assumed that a similar loss would have resulted should the second strike action have gone ahead.
10 February 2014
Top tips for employers conducting a harassment investigation
Below are top tips and points for consideration for employers conducting a harassment investigation.
4 February 2014
Dear Employee, get well soon. Love from Her Majesty’s Government
According to the press, 3 February was “National Sickie Day” (cue a collective groan from employers across the country). Having never before realised that a day had been commandeered by the British public as a quasi-legitimate Duvet Day, I was surprised to learn that businesses were estimated to lose some £34 million as a result. For a country struggling out of the recession, this is worrying.
31 January 2014
Employment Alert: Changes to TUPE come into force
On 31 January 2014 changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 will be made by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. It has been a long process to get here and we have set out some points to be aware of below. Should you have any questions around the changes, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our employment team.