Monday June 14, 2010 at 4:13pm
Something must be seriously wrong when a senior judge is advising people to keep as far away from the law as possible. The comments were made by Lord Justice Mummery in a Court of Appeal decision. He was considering whether to allow an appeal by a restaurant owner who had been ordered to pay £14,777 in compensation to a former employee for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. The restaurant owner, David Piper, had attempted to lodge his notice of appeal with the Employment Appea....
Wednesday January 20, 2010 at 12:01pm
As has been reported, an NHS manager was reecently awarded thousands of pounds in compensation after bullying at the hospital where she worked led her to suffer a nervous breakdown. Briefly, Nanette Bowen alleged she had been harassed over a three-year period at Llanelli’s Princess of Wales Hospital. Earlier this year a civil case at Swansea County Court decided her employers were to blame for her health problems. She will be awarded £150,000 in compensation. The 55-year-old, fr....
Thursday November 26, 2009 at 8:08am
There has been discussion in the Guardian that a News of the World reporter who suffered from a culture of bullying led by former editor Andy Coulson, who is now David Cameron's head of communications, has been awarded almost £800,000 for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. The background is that Matt Driscoll, a sports reporter sacked in April 2007 while on long-term sick leave for stress-related depression an d was awarded £792,736 by the East London em....
Monday May 18, 2009 at 9:41am
Human Law Mediation has just published a new FREE White Paper - Negotiating for Excellent Results.
It's a must read for anyone trying to get the best out of business transactions or facing difficult negotiations with employees, customers or suppliers.As well as providing a 10 step plan for effective negotiations which enable you to negotiate with power and persuasion the White Paper has useful advice on when to try and negotiate yourself and when to step away and seek professional help.
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Tuesday February 10, 2009 at 3:06pm
As Real Business highlights:
Some small business owners are being hit with lawsuits because they’ve failed to follow the correct statutory procedures when it comes to making employees redundant. Small business insurer Hiscox says there has been a threefold rise in insurance claims during the last quarter from SME employers being sued by former workers for unfair dismissal. The firm says employers are leaving themselves exposed to significant claims. According to Hiscox, the top three clai....