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Case Review: Aggrieved Staffordshire worker wins £6,835 tribunal payout

Sally Massey, a management accountant for an electrical firm in Staffordshire, won her unfair dismissal claim against her former employer. She claimed she was the only employee not to be offered new employment by a new company on the same site, when the former firm had shut down. An employment tribunal heard that the electrical … Read more

Case Review: Single mother wins unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination claim

Recently, we successfully represented a client who was a single mother, pursuing against her former employer an unfair dismissal claim as well as a sexual discrimination claim. Our client worked as an Office Manager for a Building Services Consultancy, on a part-time basis. As a single mother she had childcare commitments which prevented her from … Read more

Discrimination claims expected to rise in 2012

Changes to employment legislation introduced today, Friday 6 April 2012, are likely to lead to an increase in the number of discrimination claims from disgruntled employees. The qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal increases from one year to two years, applying to anyone employed from today onwards. “This is likely to mean employees seek ways … Read more

Whistle blowing unfair dismissal claim for News of the World Journalists

Two former News of the World journalists have taken News International to the employment tribunal claiming unfair dismissal. Ian Edmondson, a former assistant editor filed his lawsuit in April after he was sacked in January. Neville Thurlbeck, a former chief reporter with the News of the World was sacked earlier this month. He has moved … Read more

Qualifying period for Unfair Dismissal may be extended

———————————————————————————— *UPDATE – 27th January 2011* Vince Cable Leads the Coalition Governments Attack on Employee Rights ————————————————————————————- The Government has recently announced that it is considering changing employment law to restrict employees’ right to bring unfair dismissal proceedings against their employers until the employee has worked for two years or more. Currently, the qualifying length … Read more