Norbrook Laboratories v Shaw In the above case the Claimant, who managed a sales team, had sent separate emails to different managers expressing concerns over the hazards of staff driving in snowy conditions. He alleged that his later dismissal was...
Norbrook Laboratories v Shaw In the above case the Claimant, who managed a sales team, had sent separate emails to different managers expressing concerns over the hazards of staff driving in snowy conditions. He alleged that his later dismissal was...
The recent spate of storms that have devastated parts of England have caused many problems for businesses. Through no fault of your own maybe your customers have been let down or suppliers have let you down. What are your obligations? The answer lies in...
The recent spate of storms that have devastated parts of England have caused many problems for businesses. Through no fault of your own maybe your customers have been let down or suppliers have let you down. What are your obligations? The answer lies in your...
A Royal British Legion Club which was ordered to pay a former employee £46,000 plus interest and costs for unfair dismissal in 2010 has closed. The Legion building on Ashley Road, Boscombe, has been put on the market more than three years after...
Tirkey v Chandok It has commonly been understood since the Equality Act (“the Act”) came into force that caste discrimination was not included in the list of protected characteristics. In fact the government has stated that detailed...
Tirkey v Chandok It has commonly been understood since the Equality Act (“the Act”) came into force that caste discrimination was not included in the list of protected characteristics. In fact the government has stated that detailed...
What is it? A flying freehold exists where a part of one property extends in or over a neighbouring property. This is fairly commonplace, for example - part of a bedroom of one house lies above a room of a neighbouring property or overhangs a pathway or...
Rooney v Dundee City Council In this case the Employment Appeal Tribunal held an employment tribunal can decide that it is within the range of reasonable responses for an employer to dismiss an employee taking into account a final written warning when...
Rooney v Dundee City Council In this case the Employment Appeal Tribunal held an employment tribunal can decide that it is within the range of reasonable responses for an employer to dismiss an employee taking into account a final written warning when...
The Government has confirmed that employers who fail to pay their workers the national minimum wage (NMW) will face an increased financial penalty of up to 100 per cent of the unpaid wages, the maximum penalty being £20,000. Regulations introducing...
The Government has confirmed that employers who fail to pay their workers the national minimum wage (NMW) will face an increased financial penalty of up to 100 per cent of the unpaid wages, the maximum penalty being £20,000. Regulations introducing...
The well-known Woolworths case ( USDAW v Woolworths ), in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held last year that the words 'in one establishment' should be ignored when deciding whether collective consultation obligations are...
The well-known Woolworths case ( USDAW v Woolworths ), in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held last year that the words ‘in one establishment’ should be ignored when deciding whether collective consultation obligations...
It has been reported that online gamemakers have mounted a protest against King.com after it trademarked the word 'Candy' in Europe in a bid to protect the brand of it’s best selling game ‘Candy Crush Saga’. Commercial...
What happens if the worst should happen? If you are divorced and have children but no Will, what happens to your estate? Would your children inherit or would your ex-husband have a claim? Wills & Tax Partner Lee Young says, "Provided you are...
What happens if the worst should happen? If you are divorced and have children but no Will, what happens to your estate? Would your children inherit or would your ex-husband have a claim? Wills & Tax Partner Lee Young says,...