Frettens have completed a complete overhaul of their IT systems, in order to provide their team with greater flexibility and their clients with a faster, more efficient service.
In a 44-page judgment released last month, an Employment Tribunal dismissed a claim that an employer discriminated against the only female member of its leadership team by talking about football all the time.
Chris Dobbs, specialist employment law solicitor, examines an important ruling for self-employed hairdressers in the case of Megan Gorman.
An employee dismissed without notice will often claim both unfair and wrongful dismissal. These are two distinct claims.
What is unfair dismissal?
Unfair dismissal is concerned with the reasonableness of the employer’s decision to dismiss the employee.
What is wrongful dismissal?
Wrongful dismissal is a contractual claim centred around whether the employer was entitled to dismiss the employee without giving the full contractual notice required. That in turn depends on whether or not the employee was actually guilty of gross misconduct.
Who is a first time buyer? Are first time buyers exempt from stamp duty? Will first time buyers need a bigger deposit? Sophie Pope explains.
Understandably, a lot of people are still concerned about the coronavirus and whether returning to work is safe. Chris Dobbs, employment law & HR specialist answers your questions.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a temporary stamp duty holiday in last week’s summer statement.
The announcement has been welcomed by many, as homebuyers are set to save thousands in Stamp Duty Land Tax.
As the government starts to wind down the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, many businesses are taking advantage of the flexibility in lock down rules and staffing options to reopen.
How does the redundancy interview process work and can it be unfair? Chris Dobbs examines.
What is the flexible furlough scheme and how will it work? An employment law expert gives an overview.
On 1st July, the BBC reported that coronavirus led to UK companies cutting 12,000 jobs in just two days. These job losses, the article claimed, were largely in high street retailers and, particularly badly hit by the pandemic, the aviation industry.
Many large companies, including H&M, Boots, and John Lewis announced redundancies in early July too.
Chris Dobbs, employment & HR specialist, looks at why so many redundancies are being announced at this time, and how the timing ties in to the furlough scheme.
What is the job retention bonus? Who is eligible and how will it work?
Reports have emerged this week that Rishi Sunak will announce a temporary ‘stamp duty holiday’ in the autumn statement.
With the increase in Airbnb hosting in seaside towns like Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, Anna Curtis answers your most frequently-asked questions, including planning, restrictive covenants and mortgages.
Dealing with ground rent increases
It would appear the government will not be extending the ban on evictions currently in place due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Lord Greenhalgh, of the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, confirmed that “the courts will begin to process possession cases again” from 24th August. He was speaking in response to parliamentary questions on Wednesday 1st June.