Employment Law

The Tribunals Service has recently published annual statistics for Employment Tribunals for 2009-2010. A general overview of the report illustrates a significant 56% increase in the number of claims issued compared with the previous year, and an increase of 22% in the number of cases heard by the Employment Tribunal. These figures reflect the dramatic […]

In 2006 it was estimated by HSE that absence cost the UK economy approximately £12 billion, of which an estimated £3.7 billion was stress related. Current estimates place the cost of stress related illness to the UK Economy in the region of £5-7 billion per annum. With stress related illness on the rise, is it […]

Recent reports have shown that approximately 5,000,000 Britons work around 7 hours unpaid overtime each week. 1 in 5 workers in Britain report feeling extremely stressed. Whilst, the Government is proposing to expand flexible working legislation to assist workers, the reality is that this legislation will only assist parents of children aged under 18. I […]