December 15th, 2014
Employment law reform featured heavily in the Coalition Government's legislative programme. We have already seen changes in relation to unfair dismissal claims and compensation, collective redundancy consultation, whistleblowing protection, TUPE,...
December 10th, 2014
If recent surveys are an accurate reflection, there may be more interest in shared parental leave than originally anticipated. In a recent survey by ADP, results reveal that a third...
December 5th, 2014
Acas has recently published statistics showing how Early Conciliation (“EC”) has been working for the first 6 months of the year. Since 6 May 2014, Acas has received 44,390 notifications...
December 1st, 2014
While the consequences of the recent holiday pay ruling rumble on. In an unexpected about turn, Unite has announced that it will not pursue an appeal against the decision of...
September 18th, 2014
As the new school year begins, HSE is reminding school leaders to strike the right balance in their approach to health and safety risks. Some of the cases ruled on...
September 15th, 2014
A scheme designed to shift the cost of regulating workplace health and safety from the public purse to businesses who break the law has proven effective and should stay, an...
September 10th, 2014
Businesses that commission work frequently assume that they will own the intellectual property rights, such as copyright and design right, in that work. That assumption is often incorrect, leaving the...
September 5th, 2014
It is common for commercial contracts to include an ‘Entire Agreement’ clause, which says that the parties have agreed only what is expressly included in the contract. If there is...
September 1st, 2014
It has now been announced that the Government’s new Health and Work Service in England and Wales will be delivered by Health Management Limited. The scheme will be fully implemented...
August 25th, 2014
Acas has issued new guidance on dress codes and appearance in the workplace. The guidance, whilst not providing employers with any specific solutions, offers issues for consideration with areas of...