If you’re thinking about recruiting your first member of staff, then you might want to spend five minutes watching our video guide to employment law.
Waterfront employment solicitor, Anthony Purvis, covers the ins and outs of recruitment advertising, the importance of having a written contract and staff handbook, how to manage employees proactively and offers some advice about dismissal procedures in this succinct guide.
Anthony said, It’s often a very exciting time for businesses, when they are considering recruiting their first employees. If you follow some simple steps you can reduce your risk of employment claims and concentrate on growing your business.”
This article briefly considers the Upper Tribunal’s (UT) decision in the case of George Mantides…
…injury to feelings awards in discrimination and whistleblowing claims are calculated… by reference to the Vento bands… from 6 April 2025 they are now as follows…
As employment specialists we are often asked…. to quantify what an “injury to feelings” award might be worth if a claim is successful… but the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) recently gave some helpful guidance in its judgment in the case of Graham v Eddie Stobart.