As an employer or employee, it's fundamental to have a clear understanding of the terms and conditions that govern the working relationship. This is where a contract of...

In today's uncertain economic climate, redundancy has become an increasingly common phenomenon. Redundancy occurs when a company no longer needs an employee's job to be...

GOVERNMENT OPENS CONSULTATION INTO NON-COMPETE CLAUSES The Government is currently looking at ways to boost innovation and business to help support the recovery of the...

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE The government announced that National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) increases will come into force from 1st...

IS HOME WORKING HERE TO STAY – PART 2 When writing the last article on this topic, the furlough scheme was due to come to an end and the Job Support Scheme was due to come...

IS WORKING FROM HOME HERE TO STAY? Events over the last 6 months have forced businesses into having more staff working from home, but has it been beneficial to employees and...

HOME WORKING COMPLIANCE SUPPORT In order to help ensure our clients have access to range of services within the HR sphere, we have partnered with Fit&Able Workplace, to...

MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY UNFAIRLY DISMISSES WORKER An employment tribunal found that Mind Monmouthshire, a local branch of the national mental health charity, Mind, was found...

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES SSP (STATUTORY SICK PAY) REBATE SCHEME The government has said that from today, 26th May 2020, employers can now claim back any covid-19 related...

CORONAVIRUS: ADVICE FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES The risk of catching coronavirus (COVID-19) in workplaces is currently low, however, it’s still good practice to make sure...

COMPANY FOUNDER ‘UNFAIRLY DISMISSED’ AFTER SAYING “I WON’T BE BACK” Judge rules that fellow directors were hell-bent on ensuring the founder of the business would not be...

LAWYER DENIED JOB FOR BEING ‘EXPENSIVE’ WINS AGE DISCRIMINATION CASE AND IS AWARDED COMPENSATION An experienced solicitor, Raymond Levy, has been awarded over £13,000 for...

APRIL 2020 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATES Several changes to existing legislation and a number of new pieces of legislation are due to be introduced in April 2020 (or otherwise...

DISABLED TRADER ‘DISCRIMINATED AGAINST’ AFTER FIRM REMOVED HIS RESPONSIBILITIES WITHOUT CONSULTATION Adam Glover Bailie, who was the Head of Equities and Fixed income for...

TRIBUNAL FINDS EMPLOYEE WAS FAIRLY DISMISSED FOR EXCESSIVE INTERNET USAGE A Liverpool employment tribunal found that Weightmans, a law firm with offices across the UK,...

FINANCIAL ADVISOR CONSTRUCTIVELY DISMISSED After taking his employer to an Employment Tribunal, Peter Ward, a Financial Advisor who had been with his company since 2009, has...

THE DANGERS OF WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS McDonald’s have dismissed Steve Easterbrook, the organisation’s CEO for violating company policy regarding workplace relationships....

NURSE UNLAWFULLY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY NHS After almost 25 years as a nurse with the NHS, it was found that Mr. J Horn was discriminated against on the grounds of...

ANOTHER WAREHOUSE WORKER UNFAIRLY DISMISSED… A warehouse worker from Glasgow has won his Employment Tribunal for unfair and wrongful dismissal after his employer had...

HMRC SETTLE FREELANCERS £4000 HOLIDAY PAY CLAIM Experts warn that freelancers deemed ‘employees’ may bring action after a landmark settlement between HMRC and one of their...