It is that time of year again when its all change ! Out with the old, in with the new. Our quick reference guide here helps you keep up to date with the changes to: Statutory maternity pay and Statutory sick pay National Minimum ...
News archive: 2017
What is religious discrimination? Religion or belief is one of the ‘protected characteristics’ covered by the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act prohibits discrimination on any of the ‘protected characteristics’. It prohibits ...
Patrick Jenkins, Partner and Head of Litigation looks at some of the legal issues which can arise where no will, or a deficient will, has been prepared and why it is important to ensure that you have an up-to-date and properly executed ...
Today (1st March 2017) the main provisions of the Trade Union Act 2016 have come into force. Some of the main changes are highlighted below. Increase in ballot thresholds For strike or industrial action to be lawful from 1st March ...
We take a look at a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case which examines the use of expired warnings when dealing with misconduct dismissals. This case involved Mr Stratford who had a poor disciplinary record with his employer, ...
Disputes between neighbours and particularly where one neighbour has a right of way over their neighbour’s property, are not uncommon. Arguments between neighbours and rights of access can be highly emotive and relations between the ...
As a business, have you resolved this year to be more efficient? less stressed by HR issues? Or do you need some support with employment law matters? If so, we have created a service that has helped our small to medium sized clients ...
There are many statistics that are published about the gender pay gap but even having taken into account that women often work fewer hours for child care reasons, there are concerns that on average women are being paid less than men. ...