What is the legal position in relation to prospective employees with criminal convictions?

As an employer you are entitled to take into account current (or 'unspent') criminal convictions when deciding whether to offer a role to a prospective employee. However, it is still sensible to consider whether the conviction is really relevant to the position in question. In the interests of fairness, you might consider discussing with the applicant the circumstances surrounding the offence and any explanation they have to offer. If a criminal record check, otherwise known as a Disclosure and Barring Service (‘DBS’) check, reveals an unspent conviction which, in your view, renders an applicant unsuitable for a job, then the…

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Have you ever seen an ET Schedule of Loss?

We have had an enquiry regarding what level of compensation the Claimant would likely to have received in our mock tribunal. In this scenario, we have drawn up a draft schedule of loss as this would be produced in proceedings to set out what the claimant values their compensation to be. A copy of this can be found attached (this has been drawn up for illustrative purposes and in practice can be much more complex). Within this document is the basic award (which is calculated in the same way as a statutory redundancy payment), which is based on the claimant’s…

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Hina Belitz comments features in The Times Brief

Hina Belitz has been featured in The Times' 'The Brief' following the decision in the case concerning the worker status of Hermes courier drivers. The original article can be found here and below:  

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Employment Data Card 2018

Good Morning, Please see below our Employment Data Card 2018 which we thought would be a useful reference. Please feel free to contact Hina Belitz on hina@partnerslaw.co.uk with any questions.

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Being Witness - Training

Following on from our Mock Employment Tribunal, Partners Employment Lawyers are delighted to announce our expert solicitors are able to offer one to one ‘Being Witness’ Training in collaboration with our experienced team barristers. We have designed a bespoke programme to help individuals to prepare to take the stand as a witness in the Employment Tribunal. What you should know following our Mock Tribunal: Giving evidence can be a daunting experience and should a witness not perform well, this could potentially impact the outcome of the case. This training aims to raise your confidence and awareness so that you can…

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