Digital & Creative
The punitive cost of failing to protect…
The need to protect your brand and assets – especially goodwill – was highlighted when a Preston hair salon had to change its brand after legal action involving another hairdresser…
Alarming facts about redundancy during maternity leave
A case that hinged on whether a woman who became redundant while on maternity leave should have been offered an alternative job underscores the importance of a cautious approach from…
Boardroom struggle at LFC highlights potential turf…
These days we are used to hearing about the power boardroom struggle between the owners of a football club and its manager but this week’s High Court battle between the…
Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act 2010 is arguably the most important piece of employment legislation for many years. It has the express aim of harmonising and strengthening existing equality legislation and its…
Need-to-know facts about minimum wage changes
All employers should be aware of significant changes to the National Minimum Wage, which took effect on October 1. Businesses that fail to implement the new National Minimum Wage changes…
Why now is a good time to…
The onset of the recent recession and continuing difficulties in the economic climate highlight numerous risks when entering into new business relationships. A number of recent cases have brought to…
Default retirement age of 65 to be…
The Government has announced details of how it is proposing to remove the default retirement age of 65, currently permitted by the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. It proposes to…
Marked increase in claims by employees
The Tribunals Service has published its annual statistics for 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010. The number of claims submitted by employees has increased 56% from the previous year.…
Employer advice for Employees Stranded Abroad
Employees of businesses across the UK have been unable to attend work due to being stranded abroad. Employers have had to make arrangements at short notice to cover the duties…
New employment legislation
Today sees a number of new employment legislation rules come into force. They include: "Fit" rather than "sick" notes New "fit notes" come into use from April 6 2010. The…
Bullying and harassment at work
Bullying and harassment at work. These terms are often used interchangeably and have been much used in the recent media coverage of the allegations that Gordon Brown has been mistreating…
