Employment Law Seminar - 07/02/2008

Dismissal is a serious matter that needs careful handling.  It is a bleak prospect for the unwary employer.  According to Acas*, among the most common reasons for dismissal are misconduct, inability to do the job and redundancy.

Employers have had to battle with a raft of new legislation over the past few years which has proved costly to businesses, and there are more changes on the way this year.  Complaints to Employment Tribunals have risen sharply over recent years.  So too has the maximum possible award which a Tribunal can make in a "normal" unfair dismissal case - this currently stands at  £72,900.

Do you know the key concepts behind wrongful, unfair and constructive dismissal?  Do you know the qualifying conditions for bringing an unfair dismissal claim, the permissible reasons and how fairness is judged?  Attend our next seminar and we'll tell you all this and more.

*ACAS. (2006) Employing people: a handbook for small firms [online]. Available at: http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=933

Keoghs is hosting a free seminar entitled  "Bad, Sick, Useless and Unwanted" from 3.30pm - 6.00pm on Thursday 6th March at their offices in Bolton (J6, M61).

The seminar will be presented by experts from Keoghs' employment team together with guest speaker employment law expert, John Crossfill, a barrister at Field Court Chambers, Grays Inn in London.

The seminar will provide you with a wealth of information including:

An overview of the legislation relating to dismissals
The six potentially fair reasons for dismissal
The prohibited reasons for dismissal
The procedures
Case studies

Places can be booked by contacting Julie Taylor at  jtaylor@keoghs.co.uk or on 01204 677021.  Numbers are restricted, so please reply early.