Issue 77 (February 2003)

Contents

Night nurses bank minimum wage
Practice makes custom perfectly binding
The essence of time in discrimination cases
Violence in the workplace
Law fails 'real life' test
Calculating pension loss
Court of Appeal fails to deduce disability

Calculating pension loss

New on the Employment Tribunal Website is the welcome and overdue consultation document on pension calculations in tribunals. Although only in draft form, it will be a reliable guide through the calculation of pension loss on dismissal. Clearly written and working through examples it will enable union officials and representatives to calculate their members' pensions loss with confidence when negotiating compromise agreements and at all stages in the dismissal process.

As jobs with final salary pension schemes become rarer, future pension loss can be the most valuable part of a dismissed employee's claim. It is crucial that the value of the pension loss is accurately calculated and included where the remedy sought is compensation.

Also on the site are all ETS booklets including the booklet on how to prepare for a Tribunal hearing. It contains useful tips on preparation and is essential reading for representatives and very helpful for applicants and witnesses. In clear language it answers most pre-hearing questions and allays many fears that union members have about the hearing of their case.