Streamlining Employment Law
Howes Percival’s employment law experts are advising employers to ensure that they are aware of the forthcoming changes to employment law that may affect their businesses.
In particular, a new fee regime for the submission of employment tribunal claims, is due to be implemented on 29 July 2013. Under the new fee system, like in the civil courts, a claimant will be required to pay a fee (or provide an application for fee remission against that fee) to present an employment tribunal claim, as well as a further fee if the claim proceeds to a full tribunal hearing.
Also in the pipeline is the introduction of a new type of employment status, from 1 September 2013, which will provide for an “employee shareholder” to be awarded shares in their employer, in exchange for giving up certain of their employment rights, including the right to unfair dismissal (except for automatically unfair dismissal protection) and the right to a statutory redundancy payment.
Harriet Howes and Nicola Butterworth will be discussing these reforms, and the potential impact they may have on local businesses, at the forthcoming Chamber of Commerce HR Forum on 25 June 2013 at Dunston Hall. The session will also look at the tax implications of paying in lieu of notice and practical pointers for managing redundancies.