Knowledge Base
This section contains papers and other materials prepared by Steen & Co Employment Solicitors. Shorter articles on current topics are usually in the news section. This area is where we publish longer articles on various employment law topics
When does the protection under Regulation 10 of the Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999 arise?
redundancy on maternity leave or when you return
Read article →Strike out orders in the Employment Tribunal
How not to apply for strike out order in the Employment Tribunal
Read article →Single sex service provision: toilets, changing rooms etc; the EHRC Code and its guidance and the Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers.
Single Sex Services, Trans Women, Trans Men and Gender issues
Read article →What to look for in a settlement agreement
Settlement Agreements can be good as it means your employer wants to pay you money!
Read article →Difference in rights between employees, workers and the genuinely self employed
To provide a definite answer to the question of whether someone is or is not self employed can be very difficult particularly in marginal cases. This article hopes to show the differences.
Read article →Some issues relating to settlement agreements
This is a note about some of the issues involved in Settlement Agreements. It is not a substitute for individual advice that, of course, we will give you, but it is a pre-prepared advice on some of the issues that will arise in your Settlement Agreement. It is designed for us to advise you on these issues economically so that you are prepared for some of the points that may arise.
Read article →Common mistakes companies make when dismissing (and how to avoid them)
Three simple employment tribunal cases serve to illustrate an important employment law concept – it’s not what you do but it’s how you do it.
Read article →Settlement Agreements and Without Prejudice discussion
A major trap for the unwary employer.
Read article →How Tribunals Calculate Compensation
Where an employee is found to have been unfairly dismissed the Employment Tribunal will consider whether to make any of the following awards (and in the following order): reinstatement, re-engagement and compensation.
Read article →Uber
Uber a long article on the recent employment law problems suffered by Uber - makes suggestions as to how it and other companies could avoid these problems in the future
Read article →Pregnancy Related Dismissals
Advice on dismissal, discrimination and redundancy
Read article →Pregnancy Related Dismissals - Suitable Alternative Employment
Selection of a woman on maternity leave for redundancy and offers of suitable alternative employment
Read article →Giving credit for notice money when unfairly dismissed
Having your cake and eating it!
Read article →Rolled up holiday pay
Is rolled up holiday pay legal?
Read article →VAT on settlement agreements
A grumpy note!
Read article →A cynical look at other solicitors’ firms’ billing practices in Employment Tribunal matters
or "How to … put your interests first and increase your bills"
Read article →PILONs (Payments in lieu of notice).
Payment in lieu of notice clauses are important. You either have one in your contract or you do not - the law will not imply a payment in lieu of notice clause into your contract of employment. So what are they and how do they affect you? - This article explains all about payment in lieu of notice clauses and the taxation of pay in lieu of notice. We also advise whether a payment in lieu of notice is taxable or not.
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