Unfair Dismissal Qualifying Period Reduces To Six Months on 1 January 2027; this guide explains what the change means for probation periods, early dismissals, and how SMEs can protect themselves.
ACAS Early Conciliation period extended to 12 weeks the early conciliation period was extended from 6 to 12 weeks for cases notified to ACAS after 1 Dec 2025
Employment Tribunal Award Limits Legislation setting the annual increase in Employment Tribunal Award Limits has been laid before Parliament. The new rates will apply where the effective date of termination of an employee’s employment (or other calculation date) is on
Reopening disciplinary proceedings that have previously concluded is unusual but not impossible as no legal principles bar a second disciplinary process
Dismissal For Raising Vexatious Grievances Was Fair The EAT found that an employee’s dismissal for bringing numerous grievances was fair.
Parliament has approved amendments to the new Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures.
The amended ACAS Code clarifies that the reference to a “reasonable” request applies to the making of the request not to the worker’s choice of companion.
Disciplinary Investigations. The ACAS Code of Practice made investigations critically important prior to a formal disciplinary hearing.
I receive many calls from employers who have invited an employee to a disciplinary meeting but are having some difficulty getting them to attend the meeting.
Read my Top Tips to three common situations: the companion is unavailable, your employee goes off sick and you’ve rearranged once and your employee still says they can’t attend.
The case of Kefil v JJ Food Service Limited emphasises the importance of a final written warning when behaviour falls below the accepted standard
Council pays employee more than £500,000 for Disability Discrimination which arose from a false allegation of theft.
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