Pre-termination negotiations and settlement agreements
Under the Enterprise and Regulatory Reforms Act 2013 (ERRA 2013) compromise agreements will be renamed ‘settlement agreements’ and employers will be given more freedom to have discussions with employees about a proposed settlement outside the context of an existing dispute.
Unfair dismissal qualifying service
The right to claim for unfair dismissal generally is dependant upon the employee having the requisite period of continuous service
Unfair dismissal compensation
A change to the compensatory award cap has been in force from 25 June 2013 (Updated May 2017)
Tribunal Fees
From July 2013 there will be two main charging points for Tribunal fees