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Resolution's Good Divorce Week highlights the importance of seeking timely advice

Sam Miles
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As members of Resolution, we are pleased to support the organisation once more in their annual Good Divorce Week campaign, running this year from 30 th November until 4 th December, particularly at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has led to additional...

Employment Law Case Update: Age Discrimination and Retirement

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When considering a retirement age within your business, if you wish to make this a mandatory age, there will need to be legitimate business reasons for such a requirement.  Our Employment Law team today review the case of Professor Paul Ewart v...

What should be included in a homeworking policy?

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The mass shift to homeworking arrangements has been one of the many challenges employers faced this past year.  Many employers will have had to devise a homeworking policy without the benefit of much experience with homeworking in their workplace....

The importance of White Ribbon Day in the time of Covid-19

Graeme Barclay
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White Ribbon Day is an important day every year in the bid to raise awareness of the domestic abuse men and women suffer every day, however this year brings with it more importance in light of the current lockdowns we are enduring due to the coronavirus...

Employment Law Case Update: Breach of Implied Trust and Confidence

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Failure to support a management team without proper consultation or justification could lead an employer to more problems than a disgruntled manager.  This is demonstrated in the case up for review today by our Employment Law team of Ms Gillian...

It's good to talk (sometimes): Acas Early Conciliation is changing from 1st December 2020

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In September 2020, the Government introduced amendments to the snappily titled Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2014. These made changes to Employment Tribunal procedure and compulsory Acas Early...

Updated Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance - What do employers need to know?

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Update: On 3rd March 2021, Rishi Sunak announced in his Budget that furlough leave would now be extended until the end of September 2021. On Saturday 31 October, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that there will be a 4 week lockdown, including...

Road Safety Week calls on us all to slow down

Dan Thompson
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The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns may have required a change of pace in our lives, but this Road Safety Week, road safety charity Brake is reminding us all about the dangers of speeding on our roads.  Dan Thompson, Partner in our ...

Employment Law Case Update: Constructive Unfair Dismissal and Appeals

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Every employer should have a process when managing dismissals with the right to appeal an integral part of that process.  However, can that appeal process hamper any potential constructive unfair dismissal claim from an employee?  Our Employment...

What is an interim relief order in relation to whistleblowing?

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The coronavirus pandemic has brought with it many changes in Employment Law and it has also seen an increase in whistleblowing from employees, whether that is in relation to furlough leave or employers breaking health and safety rules in making workplaces...

Employment Law Case Update: Age and Disability Discrimination

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All employers should be aware of the nine protected characteristics in Employment Law, which includes age and disability.  Our Employment Law team here review the case of Walsh v Rose Medical Limited, which demonstrates how an employer should not...

Do I need to offer my employee the right to appeal if I have made them redundant?

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When planning to make redundancies in your organisation it is important that you adopt a fair procedure, which may or may not include offering the employee the right of appeal.  Strictly speaking, there is no legal obligation to offer employees a...

Asbestos training and raising awareness of the dangers should continue during Covid-19

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The coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on all of our lives, with focus in business and in our healthcare system diverted so we can provide the necessary resources to tackle this crisis.  Several organisations and industries however are calling...

Housing market to remain open despite second lockdown

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Following the announcement from Boris Johnson on Saturday 31 st October, Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has confirmed that the housing market will continue to operate despite entering a second national...

Celebrations reign as promotions strengthen firm's Partnership

Andy Munden
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In a year of change and uncertainty it is with pleasure that we announce the promotion of two Associate Solicitors to the role of Partner as of 1 st November 2020; Sue Nicholson and Anne Mills . Andy Munden , Managing Partner and Chartered Legal...