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Employment Tribunal compensation limits will increase on 1 February 2012 under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2011 (SI2011/3006). The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise from £68,400 to £72,300 and the maximum amount of a week’s pay, used to calculate statutory redundancy pay (among other things), will rise from £400 to £430.
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Isabel Hancock, partner in the Employment Department who is known to most employment clients, has recently remarried and is now known by her married name of Isabel Bishop. Her email address reflects this change and is now Isabel.bishop@knightsllp.co.uk. However any emails sent to her former email address will also be received as before.
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has confirmed that the increase in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims to 2 years will only apply to those starting a new job on or after 6 April 2012. Employees whose employment started before 6 April will remain subject to the one-year qualifying period. So, someone with 18 months’ continuous employment on 6 April will not lose their right to claim unfair dismissal, and an employee with 11 months’ service on that date will still only have to wait one month before being able to claim. The regulations to extend the qualifying period will be published shortly and will be subject to Parliamentary debate.
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Knights LLP based at 28A London Road Alderley Edge have instigated a great village atmosphere with the idea of their Advent Window and Treasure hunt, to improve foot pedestrians in and around Alderley Edge Village over the festive Season.
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