by Sam Hastings | Jul 26, 2017 | Employment Law | 0 Comments
What information must be included in an employment contract? Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires employers to give employees a "written statement of particulars of employment" not later than 2 months of the employee commencing their employment....
by Sam Hastings | Apr 4, 2017 | Employment Law | 0 Comments
On April 1st 2017, the UK National Wage will be increasing For Apprentices the rate will increase from £3.40 to £3.50 For those under the age of 18 the rate will increase from £4.00 to £4.05 For those aged 18-20 the rate will increase from £5.55 to £5.60 For those...
by Sam Hastings | Mar 19, 2017 | Employment Law | 0 Comments
We recently acted for an employer in successfully defending a claim for constructive dismissal. The facts briefly are that the employer confronted the employee about some allegations which if proven would have likely amounted to gross misconduct. The employee went off...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 20, 2015 | Employment Law | 0 Comments
Hastings & Co Solicitors recently acted for an employee in a successful constructive dismissal claim against their former employer. Constructive dismissal occurs when the employee resigns in response to something which the employer has done. The employee feels...
by Liam Hastings | Oct 1, 2014 | Employment Law | 0 Comments
With effect from today the national minimum wage has increased. The rates have increased as follows:- for apprentices the rate has increased from £2.68 to £2.73 per hour. for those aged 16 and 17 the rate has increased from £3.72 to £3.79 per hour. for those...
by Liam Hastings | Mar 19, 2014 | Employment Law, Employment Tribunal | 0 Comments
From 6th April 2014 Employment Tribunals will have the discretion to levy financial penalties for employers for breaches of employment law. The changes are introduced by Section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 which amends Section 12 of the...
by Liam Hastings | Mar 8, 2014 | Employment Law, Employment Tribunal | 0 Comments
The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2014 comes into force on the 6th April 2014 introducing compulsory "early conciliation", also known as "pre-claim conciliation". From 6th April 2014 Claimants must...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 17, 2014 | Employment Law, Personal Injury | 0 Comments
A lot of people have Legal Expenses Insurance as part of their home or car insurance. Sometimes it is automatically included as a feature of the policy. Sometimes it is an extra that has to be specifically selected. For certain types of legal problem it is always...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 7, 2014 | Employment Law | 0 Comments
Strictly speaking employers are not required to give their employees written employment contracts however they are required to give each employee a written statement of particulars of certain important terms within 2 months of the employee commencing employment...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 2, 2014 | Employment Law, Settlement Agreements | 0 Comments
Until 29th July 2013 settlement agreements were known as compromise agreements, however, they are essentially the same thing with a new name. A settlement agreement is a binding agreement between an employer and an employee. The employee usually agrees to accept a sum...