Contract of employment – Oakwood Solicitors
Are you in search of experienced legal professionals who could assist you in drafting or terminating the contract of employment at your organisation in Hull?
Then you should consult with the employment and commercial law specialists at Oakwood Solicitors.
Our experts could offer advice and assistance in drafting contracts of employment that protect the best interests of your company whilst remaining fair and compliant with employment legislation.
Additionally, we could also assist in negotiating and drafting settlement agreements to terminate contracts employment without the risk of future repercussions.
On Thursday 20 June 2013 Droitwich Spa Advertiser that “A former sales director of the Redditch-based Bullivant family newspaper business publishers of the Redditch Bromsgrove and Driotwich Standard weeklies is seeking compensation for unfair dismissal after complaining she felt undermined by the company”.
The article says that “Lesley McWhirter said she was involved in a dispute about a bonus and that after the collapse of the Birmingham Press newspaper in 2010 she was accused of being responsible for the “weakening of Bullivant media”. Mrs McWhirter also claimed at Birmingham Employment Tribunal that the company wanted her to go after serving the Bullivant family the 32 years.”
Has an employee brought a claim against you for unfair termination of their contract of employment at your organisation in Hull?
If an employment tribunal claim has been brought against your company by a former employee for what they feel was unfair dismissal following the termination of the contract of employment, our legal professionals at could offer you guidance and assistance.
Our team could assist in reaching a solution to the dispute by various methods such as conciliation and arbitration but could also provide rigorous litigation services to work to ensure the best interests of your company are protected.
The above-mentioned article further explains that “Mrs McWhirter made her accusations as she sought compensation for unfair dismissal against Bullivant Media Ltd of Church Green West Redditch.
She said the Observer Standard newspaper for whom she had been sales director was sold to Bullivant Media Ltd April 2009 after going into administration and her employment was transferred.”
It is reported that she said in her tribunal statement: “I did not agree with the new contract however which was different from my previous one and a detriment. I refused to sign it and was told there would be a meeting to discuss the situation. But it never took place.”
The article also informs us that “Mrs McWhirter complained her business card was changed from sales director to director of sales and alleged she was constantly excluded from board meetings”.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
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