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No one wants an employment issue to escalate into a dispute that leads to a tribunal claim.  They are often a result of a catastrophic break down in trust, communication and understanding between employer and employee – and they are very stressful for all concerned.

We love the varied nature of our job because every day is different and every situation is unique because it will refer to a particular business.  Even situations that look similar on paper will be different in practice because our guidance will help business owners manage in the way they want to and not in prescriptive, one size fits all manner.

The widely expected increase in the number of Employment Tribunal claims was confirmed today (14^th December) by Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) which announced they had increased by 66%.

Rarely a day goes by without a news story about the “gig economy”.  We are coming to accept that more and more of us are moving away from the traditional model of full time employment and are taking on a variety of self-employed roles, short term assignments and “on demand” working.  This new take on working life is facilitated by the continual development of digital technology, enabling companies, workers and customers to be brought together more easily.