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Press Release November 2026
Press release: November 2026 Unfair dismissal compensation cap scrapped from January Small business owners who put off dealing with people problems could face significantly higher financial penalties from January 2027, warns local HR consultant Tara Anstee. The statutory cap on unfair dismissal compensation, currently the lower of £123,543 or 52 weeks’ gross pay, will […]
- By tara
- November 6, 2026
Blog
Facing a tribunal claim? Here’s why you shouldn’t handle it alone
If a tribunal claim lands on your desk, what you do next really matters. You have 28 days to act. And how you act can be the difference between successfully defending the claim and paying a large sum of money you potentially can’t afford. For most small business owners, it’s territory they’ve never been in […]
- By tara
- August 18, 2026
Blog
The price you’ll pay for dismissing an employee the wrong way
Dismissing employees is getting much more risky for business owners in the UK. Recent changes in the law mean that you can’t just let someone go and assume that everything will be okay. It’s easier (and therefore more likely) that an employee will claim that they were let go unfairly and the amount they can […]
- By tara
- August 11, 2026