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- Employment Law
Increase to National Minimum Wage
Increase to National Minimum Wage New National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates will apply from 1st October 2015. The new hourly rates will be as follows: ...
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Can you live without free justice?
The current government is ploughing ahead with their plans to cut the Legal Aid Budget which goes to the heart of the Criminal and Civil Justice ...
- Employment Law
Permitting the use of electronic cigarettes in the workplace…or not?
Smoking at work has been effectively prohibited since the Health Act outlawed smoking in enclosed places on 1 July 2007. We have become ...
- Employment Law
1st June 2015 is the start date of Pensions Auto-Enrolment for small employers
New figures from the Pensions Regulator show that the number of penalty notices issued to employers who have not complied with their auto-enrolment ...
- Employment Law
Settlement Agreements: Why it’s so important to get advice from a specialist Employment Solicitor
They may look fairly straightforward on the surface, but settlement agreements can often be complex for both employer and employee. Whether you are ...
- Employment Law
Garden Leave: What does it actually mean?
This briefing explains when a business may be able to place an employee on garden leave. What is garden leave? When an employee decides to leave ...
- 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 ...
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Warwickshire solicitor to speak at Ladies First breakfast event
Warwickshire solicitor Sandra Garlick will be the guest speaker at the next Ladies First event at Nailcote Hall, Berkswell on 18th March 2015. Sandra ...
- 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
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 ...