Advice and Help on Reducing Employment Claims

Over recent years employers and chambers of commerce have been louder and louder in their calls for a reduction of regulations for small businesses and for the burden of employment law on small companies which are forced to spend huge sums of money on compliance.

Since the election of the Labour Government in 1997, more laws relating to employment have been passed. These include enhanced maternity rights, the introduction of a National Minimum Wage and the Working Time Directive. The increase in equality that has come about has been welcomed by employment law solicitors and employees alike.

However, the number of claims being launched at the Employment Tribunal in the past few years has risen so dramatically that there are concerns from employers, the government and employment law solicitors that the system is becoming saturated and is therefore failing those people who really need its help.

Several suggestions have come from all parties to reduce the number of claims that are being made on the off chance of success or as knee jerk reactions from disgruntled employees. One suggestion has been changing the rules so that employees have to have worked with a company for two years in order to claim for unfair dismissal. This is twice the current requirement and many employment solicitors are concerned that it could leave people unnecessarily vulnerable.

Another suggestion which has received more support from solicitors is to require individuals to pay a deposit at the beginning of their claim which would be refunded were it successful. Figures which have been suggested have varied from around £5 to £250, all of which are affordable and might make people think about their claim before launching it.

Good employment relations are crucial to any successful business, and with the help of employment solicitors there is no need to let problems stand in your way. The team at IBB Solicitors can help solve employment problems quickly and proactively, and many times before resulting in an Employment Tribunal claim. With sound advice, help, and counselling IBB Solicitors hopes to reduce the influx of claims being made which will in turn benefit employees and employers alike.