UK Employment Law

CompactLaw covers all the major areas of UK employment law. Key areas include qualifying for unfair dismissal, making a claim for unfair dismissal and the different types and amounts of unfair dismissal compensation you may receive if your claim is successful.

 

We also cover other major areas of employment law, such as wrongful dismissal, which is a better option for those who earn more and can sue for a breach of their employment contract.

 

Redundancy is also covered, with details of employer's responsibilities when deciding upon redundancy and redundancy selection. Once an employer decides to make staff redundant they then have to pay redundancy pay, this can be the statutory minimum amount or it can be more according to the employee's contract. Most employers now have a written redundancy policy, (which includes an appeals process) that should be followed. If an employer does not follow the correct procedures it will leave them open to a possible claim for either unfair or wrongful dismissal.

 

We also provide free legal information on discrimination, this is an important and growing area of employment law. It is important for employers to remember that the Employment Tribunal decides the level of compensation and there is no legal limit, so any discrimination compensation could be significant. For that reason it is important to have proper written policies in place, such as an equal opportunities policy and maternity policy.

 

For employees we recommend that you read all the free content with have on employment law, including our free employment law articles.

 

For employers we can recommend our Employers Pack Staff Handbook product, which contains all the employment contracts and employment policies & procedures you need in one product.