Reminder! Maximum compensatory award decreases
The maximum compensatory limit decreases with effect from 1 February 2010, to take into account the fall in the Retail Price Index.
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Court of Appeal confirms right to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing
In our E-Source update of 27 – 31 July 2009, we commented on the case of Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in which the Court of Appeal held that, where disciplinary allegations are sufficiently serious so as to put the employee's future career at risk, that employee has the right to be accompanied by a legal advisor at the disciplinary hearing.
In the recent case of R (on the application of G) v X School and others, the Court of Appeal confirmed that the employee teaching assistant was entitled to legal representation at a disciplinary hearing.
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ACAS assists employers and employees to resolve pre-claim disputes
ACAS has expanded its pre-claim conciliation service, which seeks to resolve employer/employee disputes before a formal complaint is made to the Employment Tribunal.
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