Single parents may have recently received correspondence from the Child Maintenance Service (replacement of the Child Support Agency) stating that parents will be charged for assistance in child support arrangements. Family Solicitor Andrew Stynes says,...
Currently, Pre-Nuptial Agreements are not strictly binding in English law. In other countries such as USA and most of Europe Pre-Nups are common enforceable contracts. There have been a number of cases which have improved the position of a Pre-Nup so they...
Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee has published an interim report on zero-hours contracts which recommends changes, but states that ‘in the majority of cases’ zero-hours contracts should not be used at all. The release of the interim...
Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee has published an interim report on zero-hours contracts which recommends changes, but states that ‘in the majority of cases’ zero-hours contracts should not be used at all. The release of the interim...
Allen v Morrisons Facilities Services Ltd The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held in this case that employees cannot bring a direct claim against a transferee for failure to provide information to a transferor when there is either a transfer of a business...
Allen v Morrisons Facilities Services Ltd The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held in this case that employees cannot bring a direct claim against a transferee for failure to provide information to a transferor when there is either a transfer of a business...
Panayiotou v Kernaghan In this case the claimant was a police officer. He made protected disclosures under the whistleblowing legislation relating to other officers' treatment of victims. An investigation largely upheld his concerns, but the claimant...
Panayiotou v Kernaghan In this case the claimant was a police officer. He made protected disclosures under the whistleblowing legislation relating to other officers’ treatment of victims. An investigation largely upheld his concerns, but the...
Frettens have recently made a donation of £1200 to Autism Wessex after an office revamp. Frettens made the decision to upgrade its IT hardware and wanted to ensure the old computers went to good use despite the low resale value. Matthew...
With effect from 6th April 2014, it is no longer possible for employers to reclaim statutory sick pay from the government. Previously, employers could reclaim any amount of SSP which exceeded 13% of its national insurance contributions in the month. The...
With effect from 6th April 2014, it is no longer possible for employers to reclaim statutory sick pay from the government. Previously, employers could reclaim any amount of SSP which exceeded 13% of its national insurance contributions in the month. The...
We’re all getting excited about the World Cup in Brazil this year. But businesses hoping to cash in on the tournament need to be wary of infringing one of the many trade marks which have been registered to protect the interests of legitimate sponsors. ...
The saga of employment tribunal fees, introduced in July 2013, has continued recently with Jenny Willott MP, minister for employment relations and consumer affairs saying the level of tribunal fees is being kept under review by the government. She added that...
The saga of employment tribunal fees, introduced in July 2013, has continued recently with Jenny Willott MP, minister for employment relations and consumer affairs saying the level of tribunal fees is being kept under review by the government. She added that...
Question : An employee worked for a company for 9 weeks and was on a 6 month probationary period. He was told on his penultimate day that there was a meeting tomorrow to discuss a change in his working hours. This meeting turned out to be a performance...
Question : An employee worked for a company for 9 weeks and was on a 6 month probationary period. He was told on his penultimate day that there was a meeting tomorrow to discuss a change in his working hours. This meeting turned out to be a performance...
An executor is a person or persons appointed by you in your Will to deal with your affairs after your death. He/she will be authorised by the Courts to do this. Your executor will inform the next of kin, heirs and possible beneficiaries of your Will that...