It is worth noting that if you are an employee and you are told by your employer that your job is at risk and you happen to be pregnant and about to go on maternity leave, it does not automatically mean that the employer is acting unlawfully and necessarily amount to unfair dismissal. Why? If […]
Entries Tagged as 'Maternity Rights'
Employment Law, Redundancy, Maternity Leave, Unfair Dismissal
October 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Maternity Rights, Redundancies, Redundancy, Redundancy law, Unfair Dismissal
Tags: employment law·Maternity Leave·Redundancy·Unfair Dismissal
Legal Alert, Employment Law, Changes to Statutory Sick Pay, Unfair Dismissal, Flexible Working Time – From 11 April 2011
April 12th, 2011 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Maternity Payr, Maternity Rights, Paternity Pay, Statutory Sick Pay
Employers and employees should note the following changes to employment payment rates which will take effect from 11 April 2011: Statutory Sick Pay will increase from £79.15 to £81.60; The standard rates applicable for (i) Statutory Maternity Pay, (ii) Statutory Paternity Pay and (iii) Statutory Adoption Pay, will increase from £124.88 to £128.73; and Maternity […]
Unfair Dismissal
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Compromise Agreements, Employment Lawyers, Employment Solicitors, Employment Tribunals, Maternity Rights, Redundancy, Unfair Dismissal, Without Prejudice Discussions, Wrongful dismissal
Employers and employees should note that as of 1 February 2010, the compensatory award for unfair dismissall (maximum to be awarded) is now £65,300.00. There is no statutory limit on compensation payable as a result of Sex, Race and/or Disability Discrimination. There is a limit of £25,000 on awards that can be made by tribunals in breach […]
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Employment Lawyers – Maternity Rights – Compromise Agreements – Redundancy
March 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments · About Compromise Agreement Blog, Compromise Agreement Solicitor, Compromise Agreement Solicitors, Consultation, Maternity Rights, Redundancy, Your Compromise Agreement is a Binding Contract
One of the recent enquiry we received was from an employee that was pregnant and had been with her employer for 6 months and was told she was at risk of redundancy. In order for any employee to pursue an employer for unfair dismissal on the grounds of redundancy (she should have been in her […]