A Social Security Number Search Can Protect Your Business

November 11th, 2011

Your business is your sweat and blood and nobody can refute that particular fact. No matter how big an empire you had built – be it big or small, only you would know about the amount of time and effort that you had put in it. Having put so much of time, energy and money into it, how would you feel, if someone had to steal all of it from right under your nose. How would you feel if that someone was a person that you had trusted more than anyone in just few weeks of getting to know that person? Think this a possible scenario that can bring your empire to a grinding halt? Then read on to find out how best you can avoid it from happening to you.

If there is one crime that can leave you absolutely bankrupt, then that crime can only be fraud. Such a fraud can take place in a lot of ways and the commonest of ways through which such a crime could be committed is when identity theft is perfectly executed. Identity theft is a federal crime, because of which America is losing close to five billion dollars each year. All of this could be avoided by banks and various businesses, if the financial officers had taken the time to conduct a research about prospective consultants or partners who were to join the board. Such a search could have been completed easily with the social security numbers.

If there is a possibility that you as a business owner had started trusting someone who had just come on board or if you have not taken the time to find out about the company that is consulting for you to bring in more revenue, then it is time that you put everything else on hold and looked into the contracts that you had signed.

Any legal contract would definitely state the names of parties along with their social security numbers. All you would have to do is go to the official SSA website and conduct a search on the social security numbers that were given to you. If any of the information found on the websites does not relate to the ones that were given to you or if the social security numbers state that the people in question are dead or are fugitives in a particular state, then it is time that you put all further transactions on hold and get the authorities involved.

Posted in Employment Law

How An Unfair Dismissal Claim Will Give You Redress

November 5th, 2011

Bringing a claim of unfair dismissal is a legal right awarded to a qualifying employee to bring against their employer. The Employment Tribunal system exists to provide redress and compensation. However, the road to unfair dismissal compensation can be long and difficult. An unfair dismissal claim is not something that should ever be pursued without serious consideration.

If you’re intending to make an unfair dismissal claim, the first thing you must recognise is that you will need to prove that you were dismissed unfairly. Although this sounds obvious, and may seem obvious to you, the Tribunal will look at this issue very closely indeed, and will require solid evidence. You will need to prove at least one of two things – that your employer dismissed you for an unequivocally unfair reason, and/or that unfair procedures were used to remove you from your job.

If your employer dismissed you for asserting your basic employment rights, then this is inherently unfair. For example, it would be unfair if you were dismissed for being involved in trade union activity, or for insisting upon health and safety protection. If you were dismissed for a fair reason, such as poor conduct, the Tribunal will then examine the procedures used to dismiss you. If you weren’t given sufficient warnings about your conduct and opportunities to improve, or if you were treated differently to other people in similar circumstances, then the Tribunal may find in your favour.

It’s therefore possible to make a successful claim, if you were dismissed in the wrong way for the right reasons. However, it’s important to understand that the Tribunal will pay close attention to your own conduct. Your role in your own dismissal will directly affect the type and amount of unfair dismissal compensation you receive, if any.

As well as having some conviction in your own case, you will also need to be certain that you meet the basic qualifications for pursuing a claim. Briefly, this means completing at least one year’s continuous service with an employer, in a full or part time employed basis. You will also need to bring your claim within three months of being dismissed. There are exceptions to these basic rules that depend on individual circumstances, so you will need to check carefully with your solicitor.

Finally, you need to be aware that an unfair dismissal claim can be a stressful and sometimes overwhelming experience. For that reason, it is absolutely essential that you appoint a specialist employment law solicitor to handle your case. With expert help from a specialist solicitor, strong evidence and personal resilience, you have a very good opportunity to gain redress for having been treated so unfairly.

Posted in Employment Law