Just a reminder that the use of ACAS pre-claim conciliation is now mandatory for all relevant proceedings. The ET1 form has been amended accordingly so that the Claimant must either provide the early conciliation certificate number or confirmation that the proceedings are not relevant proceedings as set out in s18(1) of the Employment Tribunals Act […]
Astons Employment Law Seminar
Yesterday saw another successful seminar delivered by the team at Astons. Topics covered included recent case law and legislation including cases on disability discrimination and legal advice privilege. The new laws around TUPE, ACAS pre-claim conciliation, sick pay schemes and the repeal of the discrimination questionnaire were covered. We also looked at what the future […]
Mandatory Early ACAS Conciliation
As from Tuesday, 6th May 2014, Mandatory early ACAS conciliation (“Mandatory EC”) came into force. This means that for any employee/ex employee (“potential Claimant”) wishing to bring a claim which amounts to “relevant proceedings” in the Employment Tribunal, they will now have to engage in early conciliation before they can issue proceedings in an Employment […]
Restrictive Covenants 2014
The recent High Court case of Prophet Plc v Huggett [2014] brought an interesting dimension to advice on restrictive covenants. The employer had drafted a 12 month non-compete restrictive covenant which if read literally offered the employer no protection at all. The clause was drafted in such a way that it could be read that […]
No Longer Reclaimable – Statutory Sick Pay
The Government is to launch a new Health and Work Service that will offer a helpline and website from April 2015. This will also provide for free occupational health assessments where the employee has been off sick for a period longer than 4 weeks. The idea is that it will help employers save money by […]