| Andrew Borley acted for an employer who
was taken to the Employment Tribunal in Birmingham at a Hearing
in January this year by a former employee who was claiming
unfair dismissal, breach of redundancy rights, non-payment
of wages etc.
In fact the Tribunal accepted the employer’s argument
that the employee had verbally resigned, and it was only when
the employee discovered benefits were not immediately available
that the employee requested the employer to confirm in writing
that the employee had been dismissed. When the employer quite
properly refused the employee pursued a Tribunal claim.
The employee’s evidence was not accepted by the Tribunal,
and the employer was financially (as well as morally) better
off having fought and defeated the claim with our help.
Employers have an understandable concern from what is portrayed
in the media that the substantial and still ongoing employment
legislation passed only helps the employee. However Tribunals
will consider each claim on its merits and employers should
still resist and fight spurious Tribunal claims by employees.
For more information on the merits of fighting Tribunal claims
as well as agreeing a fair and reasonable fee for doing so
please make an appointment to meet with Andrew Borley.
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