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New Employment Legislation

The Government has recently published its much anticipated (in our office anyway!) Employment Bill.
Of most interest is probably the proposed abolition of the unpopular Statutory Dismissal and Grievance Procedures.  These will be replaced with a revised ACAS Code of Practice and Tribunals will have a discretion to adjust awards by up to 25% if either employer [...]

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The end of Employment Tribunal Chairmen

Readers that have been on the wrong end of a Tribunal decision may have longed for such a headline.  However the role has not been abolished, simply renamed ’Employment Judges’ with effect from 1 December 2007.

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