Legislation is a minefield with more than 35 different kinds of statutory complaints that employees today can make against their employers!
And the laws are changing almost daily with new enactments from Parliament, the European Union, and decisions by our courts and tribunals.
The claims that an employer might face include those related to unfair dismissal, unlawful race, sex, and disability discrimination, and redundancy contestations. These have been added to recently by a wide range of new rights for employees, including protection for staff who raise health and safety or trade union concerns, protection for whistle-blowers, the introduction of parental and urgent leave, the working time regulations, the protection of employees in cases of a transfer of business and protection from sexual harassment to name only a few. Against this backdrop, it is not difficult to understand why many employers have come to believe that the law is stacked against them.
Understanding the combination of old and new legislation now presents a formidable challenge to employers who are being confronted by their staff more often than ever before. Employment tribunal statistics show that complaints made by employers are always on the increase and the subject matter of the complaints is becoming ever more complex. Awards are also on the increase with awards in the Lm 5000 range becoming an increasingly common occurrence.
Most employment disputes are wholly unnecessary. Law At Work's suite of employment law and HR services has been designed to help clients get things right from the start and avoid becoming entangled in time-consuming, costly wrangles.
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