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Employment Tribunal claims jump by 56%

Annual statistics released by the Tribunals Service show that Employment Tribunal claims in 2009-10 reached their highest level. There were a total of 236,100 claims, an increase of 56% over 2008-09. Once multiple jurisdiction complaints are taken into account the total figure reaches 392,800.

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Minimum wage increases from October 1st

From 1 October 2011, the adult minimum wage rate will increase from £5.93 to £6.08 an hour, the Youth Development Rate will rise from £4.92 to £4.98 an hour and the 16-17 Year Old Rate will increase from £3.64 to £3.68 an hour. The Apprentice Rate will also increase from £2.50 to £2.60 an hour.

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Flexible working for all by 2015 and employment law review extended

The Government has announced it will launch a consultation on plans to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees and introduce a new system of shared parental leave from 2015. There will also be an extended review of employment law, which it says will look at compensation awards in discrimination claims, the current rules about consultation in collective redundancies and TUPE.

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Consideration of request to work beyond retirement

This case related to an employee's request to work beyond retirement, and the employer's “duty to consider” procedure under the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. The EAT held that employers should not conduct the process with a closed mind, but should give genuine consideration to any request. The employer's failure to do so in this case resulted in a finding of unfair dismissal. (Compass Group plc v Ayodele).

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Time off to train is delayed

The Government has decided that the right to request time off to study or train will not be extended to employees of business with less than 250 employees for the foreseeable future.

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Sick worker's entitlement to statutory holiday (and pay) carried over to next leave year

In NHS Leeds v Larner the EAT has upheld a tribunal's decision that a worker, who had been on sick leave for an entire leave year and had not taken any holiday during that period, was entitled to a payment in respect of that year's unused statutory holiday entitlement on the termination of her employment. The claimant's failure to request holiday during the relevant leave year did not mean that she lost the right to payment.

Owing to sickness, she had not been well enough to exercise her 'right to enjoy a period of relaxation and leisure' and in the circumstances, her holiday entitlement carried over to the next leave year, even though she did not expressly request a carry over. Her right to be paid in respect of that entitlement crystallised on the termination of her employment.

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Corporate Manslaughter

Following the death of an employee who fell through a fragile roof panel, Lion Steel Limited has become the second company to be charged with corporate manslaughter under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. Three of the company directors have also been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and failing to ensure the safety at work of their employees.

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The Bribery Act 2010 - now in force

On 1 July 2011 the Bribery Act 2010 came into force. Companies are now obligated to show that they have adequate and sufficient procedures in place to prevent bribery or they risk being liable of the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery. Additionally, it is a criminal offence to give, offer, request or accept a bribe in the UK or abroad.

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Charitable Incorporated Organisations

These are now available in England and Wales (they were already available in Scotland) for charitable organisations that want to be an incorporated body but do not want to be a company (and obligated to comply with Company Law).The CIO is not yet available in Northern Ireland since there is no Charity Commission there.

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Credit Control and Debt Recovery

Bad Debts, Credit Crunch, Manufacturing downturn, Redundancies, Bankruptcies, Receivership, words and terms we are all familiar with.

Businesses are under increasing pressure, making it essential to monitor customers and accounts to avoid the threat of bad debt.

In particular, businesses need to ensure that bad debt doesn't hamper their own stability and growth. By monitoring the financial status of customers and suppliers, businesses can prepare for the worst and minimise the impact on their own profits. Small businesses are very vulnerable to bad debt, it can only take one customer to go bust, to jeopardise the future of a business.

Is it time to review your procedures by attending our Credit Control course? Maybe its too late for Credit Control and you have debts to recover, our course - Debt Recovery through the County Court is a step-by-step guide to the procedures for collecting debts through the County Court.

 
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