We take great pride in the top level skills and experience of our employment law team, so we were delighted to receive feedback from a very happy client regarding his long running and highly complex employment matter. Here's what Mr Garford had to say: "My legal issues [...]
Today sees good news for those working on zero hour contracts. The “Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hour Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015” have been introduced effectively banning exclusivity clauses in zero hour contracts. Exclusivity clauses prevent employees on zero hours contracts from working for another employer at [...]
Applying for divorce is most often a difficult and emotional time for everyone involved in the relationship. The practicalities and arrangements that need to be made through divorce proceedings can make it all the more daunting - factors such as finances, possessions and family only add [...]
In the recent case of British Waterways Board v Smith, Mr Smith was a waterways operative responsible for the maintenance and general upkeep of canals and reservoirs. One of his duties involved being on standby, responding to emergency situations outside of normal working hours. Naturally enough, [...]
The right to be paid wages in full is one of the most basic and oldest employment rights. A failure to pay what is due will generally give a worker the right to bring a claim for unlawful deduction from wages. There are a small number [...]
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 [...]
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