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The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...
ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
Is correspondence with Acas during early conciliation without prejudice, or can it be used as evidence in an employment tribunal claim?Under section 18(7) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (ETA 1996), anything communicated to an Acas conciliation officer in connection with the performance of the
No response, rejected response or claim not contested: employment tribunalsThe tribunal has a mechanism, under the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 (ET Rules 2024), SI 2024/1155, Rule 22, for dealing with the situation where a respondent either does not wish to contest a claim against it, or
Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedingsDocuments of one kind or another will form a significant part of the evidence in many employment tribunal cases. There is need for fair disclosure of them in the interests of justice. Many relevant documents will be in the possession of one party; for
Is it possible for a settlement agreement, entered into on termination of employment, to include a provision preventing the employee from being re-employed by the same employer?There is no specific provision that makes it unlawful for a settlement agreement to include a provision preventing the
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