Normally refers to the role of an ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) officer in liaising between the parties or their representatives off the record, usually on the telephone, to help encourage a settlement. Conciliation officers cannot provide legal advice. There is no substitute for the advice of a good solicitor. ACAS officers are not […]
Arrangement whereby lawyers act for a client on a “no win no fee” basis.
A private meeting with your solicitor, barrister or expert witnesses.
An order made by the court that everyone agrees to.
Where an employee resigns because of the employer’s fundamental or repudiatory breach of the employment contract they are said to have been constructively dismissed. It is treated as a form of unfair dismissal like actual dismissal. It’s a form of unfair dismissal because in situations where someone was not sacked but instead, for example, was bullied […]
Something done that is forbidden by the court.
The period of time that an employee has worked for the same employer ignoring breaks for maternity, sickness, holidays and some other temporary interruptions.
This is often used to refer to workers employed on fixed-term contracts who may or may not have unfair dismissal rights, according to whether they meet the eligibility criteria.
Blameworthy conduct by an employee who has contributed to his or her dismissal. This is relied on by the employer as a reason for reducing compensation.