Welcome to Whittles Founded in the 1930's by Preston Solicitor John Whittle, Whittles has evolved into a proactive and well-established legal practice and is fast becoming one of the country's leading specialists in personal injury and employment law. An expanding client base includes many of the largest and best know Trade Unions and Staff Associations, together with a growing relationship with some of the smaller, more niche Unions and their umbrella organisations.
Workers now enjoy the protection of the unfair dismissal legislation after only one year's service.
The ERA 1999 raises the ceiling on compensation claims for unfair dismissal from 12,000 to 50,000.