Soldiers being made redundant - what's that got to do with you?

We were at a very interesting networking event last night which took place at the TA in Paisley. It was a great insight into what the TA does. As the regular army plans to reduce the number of soldiers they may be calling more and more on reservists for active duty. This means that you may be affected if your employees are deployed.

What does this mean for you? Yes, you may be losing your employee for a period of time, but what you gain can massively outweigh this. The TA equips its personnel with a host of tranferable skills that can help your business in the future. These can include:

• Management and leadership
• Communication skills
• Problem solving and decision making
• Resilience
• Adaptability 
• Tenacity

to name but a few. To find out more about this go to www.sabre.mod.uk

As always, if you have concerns about this or any other matter to do with your people, don't hesitate to contact us on 0141 880 9025 or email info@people-solutions.co.uk

Changes to the Employment Tribunal process

Although no date has been set, the following changes are going to be implementd to the Employment Tribunal process. It is likely to come into force in April 2012

• With the exception of discrimination claims, the qualifiying period of employment for being able to lodge a claim will double from 12 months to 2 years

• Claimants will have to pay a fee to lodge a claim and for it to be heard at tribunal. This is likely to come into force in 2013. Claimants will have to pay between £150 and £250 to lodge a claim with a fee of a minimum of £1000 for it to go to a hearing. If they win their case, the fees will be refunded. It will be interesting to see if these fees are paid by the 'no win - no fee' representatives.

If you have any concerns about this or any other people issues, don't hesitate to call us on 0141 880 9025 or email on info@people-solutions.co.uk