Emergency Leave Q: What is the basic legal position when employees do not turn up for work? A: The basic law underlying these cases is that employees have no right to be paid unless they turn up for work. The fact that employees may be prevented from...
From 1st February 2011, the new maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal increases to £68,400 (currently £65,300). The new maximum for a week's pay increases from £380 to £400. Therefore the maximum unfair dismissal award...
From 1st February 2011, the new maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal increases to £68,400 (currently £65,300). The new maximum for a week’s pay increases from £380 to £400. Therefore the maximum unfair dismissal...
It is a very emotional time for children when a marriage ends. There are several ways you can help make divorce or separation less painful for your children. It is important to talk to your children and although they do not need to know all the details of...
It is a very emotional time for children when a marriage ends. There are several ways you can help make divorce or separation less painful for your children. It is important to talk to your children and although they do not need to know all the details of...
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in Locke v Candy & Candy , upholding a decision that, where a bonus clause stipulated that an employee had to be "employed by the company in order to receive the bonus", he was not entitled to...
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in Locke v Candy & Candy , upholding a decision that, where a bonus clause stipulated that an employee had to be “employed by the company in order to receive the bonus”, he was not entitled...
A Lasting Power of Attorney (sometimes referred to as an LPA) is a very powerful document where you give another person (your attorney) the authority to act on your behalf and manage your affairs, should you become incapable of doing this yourself. It is a...
A Lasting Power of Attorney (sometimes referred to as an LPA) is a very powerful document where you give another person (your attorney) the authority to act on your behalf and manage your affairs, should you become incapable of doing this yourself. It is a...
On Friday (14 th January 2011), the BBC aired the first of an interesting series called “Can’t take it with you”. The series looks at a variety of issues surrounding writing a will; the first episode debated leaving money to...
The government has announced it is going ahead with its predecessor’s plans for automatic pension enrolment following an independent review commissioned after the general election. The review concluded that auto-enrolment should proceed on its original...
The government has announced it is going ahead with its predecessor’s plans for automatic pension enrolment following an independent review commissioned after the general election. The review concluded that auto-enrolment should proceed on its original...
When starting a new business there are several organisational structures available. Each structure has particular advantages that will suit a particular business, and forming your company with the wrong structure may put your business at a disadvantage. ...
When starting a new business there are several organisational structures available. Each structure has particular advantages that will suit a particular business, and forming your company with the wrong structure may put your business at a disadvantage. ...
Ex-BBC Countryfile presenter, Miriam O’Reilly, has won her case for unfair dismissal and age discrimination in the Employment Tribunal today. The presenter had claimed that she had been unfairly dropped from the popular rural affairs show when it was...
Ex-BBC Countryfile presenter, Miriam O’Reilly, has won her case for unfair dismissal and age discrimination in the Employment Tribunal today. The presenter had claimed that she had been unfairly dropped from the popular rural affairs show when it was...
The Confederation of British Industry has urged the government to delay planned changes to the retirement age for a year. It warned that employers face "huge uncertainty" and a greater risk of unfair dismissal claims unless there is more legal...
The Confederation of British Industry has urged the government to delay planned changes to the retirement age for a year. It warned that employers face “huge uncertainty” and a greater risk of unfair dismissal claims unless there is more legal...
Boundary disputes between neighbours are very distressing as it usually means that normal neighbourly relationships have broken down. Common causes for disputes are new extensions and overlapping walls or fences. If a dispute arises it is first...
Boundary disputes between neighbours are very distressing as it usually means that normal neighbourly relationships have broken down. Common causes for disputes are new extensions and overlapping walls or fences. If a dispute arises it is first...
In a recent employment law case, Martin v Southern health and Social Care Trust , the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal (NICA) has held that a nurse was not ‘on call’ during her rest breaks even though the employer could not guarantee...
In a recent employment law case, Martin v Southern health and Social Care Trust , the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal (NICA) has held that a nurse was not ‘on call’ during her rest breaks even though the employer could not guarantee...