The new Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force on 1st October with the aim to make the law surrounding consumer rights clearer and easier to understand. It should also allow the parties to resolve disputes more quickly and with less need to incur...
A Guide for Employers on Zero-Hour Contracts has been released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The guide explains to employers how zero-hour contracts work in practice, explains the difference between appropriate and inappropriate...
Secretary of State for Justice v Lown The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has found that, in an unfair dismissal case where allegations of bad faith are crucial to the employment tribunal's reasoning, the allegations must be put to a...
UK charities rely heavily on gifts left to them in someone’s will – this amounts to 13% of all charitable donations and can amount to £2billion a year. It shows why charities in the Dorset area, amongst others are becoming ever more...
How do you keep your customers coming back again and again? Look after them well. Customers are the foundation of your business. Give them great service and they will stay loyal. Members of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) say that they have...
The government recently announced its plans to extend shared parental leave to include grandparents. The planned changes seek to increase flexibility and choice in parental leave arrangements and support working parents with the costs of childcare during the...
Shannon v Clifton House Residential In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) considered whether an on-call night worker who lived at his place of work was entitled to the National Minimum Wage (“NMW”) for all hours of...
The new Consumer Rights Act came into force on 1st October bringing a raft of changes and making it easier for shoppers who receive faulty goods or bad service to get satisfaction. It also gives on-line customers new legal rights. The Act covers: what...
Secretary of State for Justice v Lown The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has found that, in an unfair dismissal case where allegations of bad faith are crucial to the employment tribunal's reasoning, the allegations must be put to a...