Sep 9, 2022 | Employment Law
Justine Mooney and I have been workplace mediators for a few years now and we receive a large number of enquiries for this service. Many of these enquiries do not proceed or are not suitable for employment mediation because of the stage of the employer’s internal...
Aug 8, 2022 | Andy’s Blog, Employment Law
Despite a 21% fall in redundancies in the UK over the last quarter, employees are still concerned about the prospect of being made redundant. According to data from Glassdoor, talk of redundancies has increased by 185% from March to June 2022 in employee reviews. It...
Aug 8, 2022 | Andy’s Blog, Employment Law
Despite rising interest rates and an uncertain economy, the number of planned redundancies in the UK fell by 21% in the last quarter, according to research conducted by GQ Littler. However, due to the war in Ukraine and the deteriorating wider economy, it may not be...
Aug 1, 2022 | Andy’s Blog, Employment Law
Summer 2022 has been a relatively busy time for Employment Law; this blog below highlights some of the areas of interest that will impact individuals and businesses going forward. The Employment Rights Bill was shelved in 2019 due to the more pressing needs of the...
Feb 28, 2022 | Employment Law
Who are ACAS and what is ACAS early conciliation? ACAS is an impartial form of mediation and ACAS early conciliation (as explained on ACAS’ website): “We offer talks to try and make a legal agreement without going to an employment tribunal” ACAS early conciliation is...