Property is in the news at the moment – not enough houses, prices escalating and the government schemes to help first time buyers get on the property ladder. This is before considering the loan or gift by mum and dad to help with the deposit. For...
The Government has recently announced that the Help to Buy Mortgage Scheme will not continue to operate after the end of the year. The scheme which was unveiled in 2013, offered first time buyers the opportunity to purchase a home with a Government backed...
C T Plus (Yorkshire) CIC v Stagecoach The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) held in this case that there was no service provision change (SPC) under the TUPE Regulations when a Council-tendered 'park and ride' service closed after a competitor set...
Although the main holiday season is over, half term and Christmas are looming. For families that have remarried and their children’s surname is now different to theirs this can be a problem at airports. It may be that step-parents are travelling with...
1st October (along with 1st April) is the date when many employment law legislative changes are introduced. We do not have any major changes this time round (we were expecting the Gender Pay Gap Regulations to come into force, but that has been pushed back...
No business, large or small can survive without sufficient cash flow. Constant vigilance is necessary – below is a checklist to make sure you keep up to date with what your business is owed: As soon as an invoice becomes due for payment start chasing...
Recent research by the TUC union and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has shown that working dads are taking home a 21% bonus on their salary compared to men without children – and the more children you have the better the bonus....