Lord Justice Mummery has warned that the public are’ best off having nothing to do with’ litigation after he rejected an appeal from an employer on the grounds that he filed the appeal 3 days late. 

Whilst the comments will undoubtedly be in keeping with the thoughts of those who find themselves locked in lengthy and costly tribunal claims, it is hardly reassuring to know that even the leading employment judge finds the law and legal system annoying and difficult. 

A tribunal recently upheld a sex discrimination claim placed by a male who successfully argued that inflating the score of a female colleague who was on maternity leave during a redundancy exercise was discriminatory and led to an unfair dismissal.

The Claimant (De Belin) was placed in a ‘pool’ for redundancy with one colleague, a female who was on maternity leave.  The Employer decided to use a number of criteria in order to select the employee who would eventually be made redundant.

UK companies and HR departments do not have the information they need to make crucial business decisions, new research suggests.

The UK Talent Intelligence Survey from Taleo shows there are significant gaps between the information considered important to decision-making and the data that is available. In all but one type of data, there is a notable gap between the importance UK companies place on certain types of information and the actual access they have to this data.

A survey carried out by Which? Has revealed that at least 5.1 million British workers fail to read their employment contracts properly.  In addition, at least 2 million do not have a contract at all.

This will be a concern to employers who often spend a lot of time and resources on ensuring that employment contracts are rolled out to their employees.  Having clear, up to date, and well understood contacts of employment in place avoids problems arising when workers are unsure of what they are entitled to, or what they are obligated to do.

activHR Consulting Ltd has appointed 2 new staff to support continued expansion of its Professional Services Team and to drive the Company's next growth phase.

As Scotland’s leading provider of HR, Payroll and Workforce Management software systems we have strengthened our Professional Services Team, responsible for the delivery of project implementation activities and system support.