The Government has decided to introduce a system of fees in Employment Tribunals. A consultation exercise asking for views on different options has just concluded. Paul Statham of Pattinson & Brewer solicitors who co-chaired a committee of the Employment Lawyers Association summarises their response. (more…)
Pattinson & Brewer employment specialist Paul Statham is further exasperated by the practical problems people are encountering as they attempt to navigate the treacherous waters of the Government’s new Employment Tribunal fee remission system. (more…)
Elizabeth Stephenson, a specialist in employment and trade union law at our London City office, explains how the realities of tribunal cost awards rarely match the fears some employers seek to exploit … (more…)
Denise Kitchener, our Business Development Director, reflects the firm’s dismay at the Government’s latest assault on employee rights… (more…)
The following statement has just been issued by Pattinson & Brewer:
Pattinson & Brewer is advising the Communications Workers Union on industrial action issues arising from Royal Mail’s plans for privatisation. The CWU is balloting its members about pay, pension and other protections.
Head of employment at the firm, Binder Bansel, clarified the legal assistance being provided by explaining that the technical issues surrounding such a major ballot, coupled with the many detailed and complex rules surrounding the action, requires expert legal advice irrespective of the outcome.
The procedures for notification and the information to be provided have to be carried out in the most meticulous manner to ensure that the process is legal, and to ensure that the final result is notified to both CWU members and Royal Mail.
Accountability is also a major consideration as balloting of union members requires careful preparation as the consequences for failing to comply with the legal requirements can be severe for the CWU and its members.
The UK’s industrial action ballot rules are also among the most complex in the western world. Pattinson & Brewer is a recognised expert in such cases.
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For employment specialist Paul Statham, the real interest of this lengthy document centres around what the Government does NOT intend to do, and the problems that might create with our European partners… (more…)
The Legislative and Policy Committee of the ELA (Employment Lawyers Association) set up a working group under the chairmanship of Paul Statham of Pattinson & Brewer to consider and comment on the discussion paper ”Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill-Certification of Trade Union Membership Details” published by BIS in July 2013. (more…)
Last Tuesday (30 July), partner Paul Statham wrote to HM Courts & Tribunal Service seeking guidance on a problem thrown up by the new employment tribunal rules. He has received a prompt reply… (more…)
For Liz Stephenson, a specialist in employment and trade union law at our London City office, TV’s ‘EastEnders’ current take on employment law rings all too true… (more…)
Linked article by Pattinson & Brewer employment specialist Paul Statham, published online in People Management Magazine Online. …
Price of settling unfair dismissal claims could go up by £1,200 – People Management Magazine Online.