choosing and using an employment expert in civil litigation

choosing and using an employment expert in civil litigation

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Trevor Gilbert & Associates is considered by many lawyers and insurance companies to be the UK's leading provider of loss of earnings reports in matters of personal injury and clinical negligence litigation.

We are widely recognised for our expertise in providing original research and delivering world-class reports, addressing fundamental issues that lead to the very heart of the matter.

To review our testimonials from a wide range of claimant and defendant lawyers, Counsel and from those at the centre of the claim, the claimant, please click here.

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"I would describe your firm as the pre-eminent organisation in relation to the provision of expert employment reports. I know that you often act for Defendants but such is your reputation of fair reporting that this does not prevent me or my firm from instructing you. Indeed your fierce independence is one of the reasons that we do!"

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We can also deliver evidence on overseas labour markets, having prepared reports for nationals of France, Netherlands, Eire, Kosovo, Germany, Italy, Spain, Hong Kong, the United States of America and Australia.

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Average Earnings Index

Average earnings growth including bonuses decreased in the year to June 2010, from the May rate of 2.7 per cent to 1.3 per cent in June 2010. Growth in average earnings excluding bonuses (regular pay) also decreased from the May 2010 rate of 1.8 per cent to 1.6 per cent in June 2010.

In the year to June pay growth (including bonuses) in the private sector stood at 0.8 per cent compared with 2.9 per cent in the public sector. Excluding bonus payments, growth in the private sector stood at 1.0 per cent compared with 3.1 per cent in the public sector.

Unemployment

The unemployment rate for the three months to June 2010 was 7.8 per cent, down 0.2 on the quarter. The number of unemployed people fell by 49,000 over the quarter to reach 2.46 million. The number of people unemployed for up to twelve months fell by 82,000, to reach 1.66 million. However, the number of people unemployed for more than twelve months increased by 33,000 over the quarter to reach 796,000, the highest figure since the three months to March 1997.

The Claimant count which measures the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance) fell by 3,800 between June and July 2010 to reach 1.46 million.. The number of people claiming for up to six months increased by 7,200 on the month to reach 903,700. This is the first monthly increase in this series since April 2009.

Employment

The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 64 for the three months to June 2010 was 70.5 per cent, up 0.3 on the quarter. The number of people in employment aged 16 and over increased by 184,000 on the quarter to reach 29.02 million. This is the largest quarterly increase in the number of people in employment since 1989. Employment is up 104,000 on the year but is 507,000 lower than two years previously. The quarterly increase in total employment was mainly driven by part-time workers, which increased by 115,000 on the quarter to reach 7.84 million, the highest figure since comparable records began in 1992.

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