It may already be a distant memory, but you will of course be aware that following the least accurate set of polling predictions in recent memory the Conservative party were returned to majority Government on May 7th 2015. We therefore thought it appropriate to review the [...]
The European Court recently ruled in favour of the UK Government over controversial redundancy laws, reducing the cost of laying off staff for UK businesses that employ 20 or fewer people. Thousands of former Woolworths workers discovered recently that they will not be entitled to compensation [...]
In the recent case of Metroline Travel Ltd v Stoute, Mr Stoute was dismissed for gross misconduct and claimed that he had suffered disability discrimination as a result of his type 2 diabetes. At first hearing, the employment tribunal decided that Mr Stoute was disabled, as [...]
When we talk about businesses being guilty of “discrimination” we usually mean discrimination against employees. However, if your business provides goods, services or facilities to the general public then it also needs to be aware of the risks of discriminating against customers. This issue was highlighted [...]
***** This position has now been filled ***** An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Conveyancing Secretary. You will be required to deliver secretarial and administrative support together with a flexible and positive approach to working in a busy and demanding conveyancing team. Duties will include [...]
The European Court of Justice has ruled that time spent by mobile employees such as plumbers, decorators and carers driving to and from their first and last customer of the day now counts towards the 48-hour working week. This is time which has not previously been [...]
It is a fact of running a business that employees will be off sick from time to time. In this blog we look at the options open to you as an employer when faced with longer term periods of sickness absence - the kind that can [...]
A 2015 survey conducted by Higher Education Degree Datacheck revealed that almost one third of graduates embellished or lied about their academic qualifications on their CV. Here we examine why you should never be “creative” with the truth when it comes to your CV. Trust is [...]
Employers should make sure they have updated their pay rates this month. The National Minimum Wage is updated every year on 1 October. If you are running your October payroll, make sure that you have applied the new rates to avoid penalties from HMRC. The new [...]
A migrant worker from India has recently been awarded almost £184,000 compensation following the UK’s first successful claim of caste discrimination. Permila Tirkey was recruited by Mr and Mrs Chandhok to work as a nanny and cleaner at their home in Milton Keynes. She was forced [...]