Employment Bite Size December 2011

In this month's edition:

Legislation

- New compensation limits for tribunal claims for 2012

Summary of the Government's response to the Resolving Workplace Disputes including:

- Increased qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims

- One day listing for unfair dismissal claims

- Statements taken as read

- Stand Alone Judge Rather than Panel

- Review of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure

- ACAS Early Conciliation

- Increased access to mediation.

Cases

A round up of some recent interesting cases including:

- Opt-out principle – opportunity for part time workers

- Equal pay claims to proceed in High Court when out of time

- Holiday carry-over by sick workers limited by ECJ

- Illegal contract and suspension without pay

Employment news

-Request for evidence on the effectiveness of TUPE 2006

-Collective redundancy consultation rules

-Sickness Absence: Proposal for Independent Assessment

And finally...

- Health and safety gone wrong

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