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From 6 April 2017 the limits on certain tribunal awards and statutory payments will increase.
The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will increase from £78,962 to £80,541. This will apply to cases where the effective date of dismissal is on or after 6 April 2017.
Pimlico Plumbers Limited & another v Smith [2017] EWCA Civ 51
“Status” is a hot issue in Employment Law right now.
When considering whether it should dismiss an employee an employer should always have regard to the potential for liability for unfair dismissal, but what does that really mean? The purpose of this article is to summarise the key principles.
Business rates are payable on all non-exempt non-domestic properties irrespective of whether the property is vacant.
An employer’s attempt to bypass a recognised Trade Union by negotiating directly with individual employees amounted to an unlawful inducement.
Jacksons is delighted to announce the first appointment of the New Year. Solicitor, Emma Canham from Newcastle, joins the family team to assist clients in the region in all areas of family law.
A real estate lettings company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a self- employed builder suffered first and third degree burns to his face, hands, neck and chest.
In the case of Good Harvest Partnership LLP v Centuar Services Ltd, the High Court held that direct guarantees by the outgoing tenant’s guarantor to guarantee the obligations of the assignee in an Authorised Guarantee Agreement (AGA) are void under section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants)
The general public sector equality duty (PSED) under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 applies to all public authorities exercising public functions.
Once again the Team has had an extremely busy month of activity, providing a wide-range of advice and support to employers and engaging in a variety of practice development projects and initiatives.
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