Category: Employment Law
- Employment Law
Redundancy: myths and useful facts for employers
A business objective to save money will not necessarily fall within the definition of a redundancy. Redundancy relates to circumstances where there ...
- Employment Law
When did you last update your Will?
It is advisable to have a Will in place so that your family can deal with your estate in accordance with your wishes, giving you peace of mind. ...
- Employment Law
Jeremy Clarkson: should I stay or should I go….?
Jeremy Clarkson is no stranger to controversy with his deliberately provocative and tongue in cheek style of presenting. Unfortunately another ...
- Employment Law
Do you use zero hours contracts?
There has been a lot of emphasis on zero hour contracts in the media lately, with commentators and politicians wading in to say that they are a ...
- Employment Law
Do you know the procedure for dealing with requests for flexible working?
Flexible working requests are starting to come through following the changes to the rules in June last year. As you will recall from our bulletin at ...
- Employment Law
Social Media and the termination of employment
The use of social media is fast expanding in the workplace. While an employer may legitimately restrict an employee’s freedom of expression at ...
- Employment Law
Holiday pay and overtime: what does the law say and how can employers deal with it?
You may have seen news stories in the last few months about holiday pay, as there have been some very significant recent cases on what should be ...
- Employment Law
If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try and try again
Following the introduction of employment tribunal fees in July 2013, tribunals no longer present cheap, easy access to justice. The introduction of ...
- Employment Law
Frozen in Coventry and Warwickshire
Well, it’s that time of year again. “The wind is howling like a swirling storm inside” and local forecasters are predicting snow in the West ...
- Employment Law
Redundancy and reasonable time off to look for a new job
Who can take time off? Employees who have been given notice of dismissal by reason of redundancy and who have been continuously employed for at least ...