News

News articles and opinion pieces from Steen & Co Employment Solicitors

06 Apr 2011

Male Employee wins sex discrimination case over maternity leave discrimination

An article explaining a case involving a firm of solicitors who treated a woman favourably simply because of her maternity leave.



15 Mar 2011

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

HMRC have changed the way companies must deduct tax on payments made to ex employees



03 Mar 2011

Successful defence of a claim that an employment tribunal was biased against the (losing) claimant

Steen & Co Employment Solicitors some time ago successfully represented a major software company in an employment tribunal. The losing ex employee appealed to the EAT claiming that the employment tribunal was biased against her.



05 Sep 2010

Statutory Maternity Pay - paying it in a lump sum is possible but be careful!

It is possible to pay Statutory Maternity Pay in a compromise agreement but it has to be described as such and taxed properly



11 May 2010

Serial Litigant in Employment Tribunals – a recent case and advice on how to deal with them

Article on recent case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal regarding age discrimination and a serial litigant



01 Feb 2010

Maximum Compensation February 2010

The government's annual review of employment tribunal compensation limits







14 May 2008

Tribunal success over redundancy process

redundancy issues



11 Mar 2008

Minimum Wage Increase 2008

Minimum Wage Increase