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Continue3rd December 2019 by Aaron Spencer
Christmas is a time for giving and if you are struggling for ideas about what to give your nearest and...
13th November 2019 by Joshua Williams
In 2018, according to Forbes, the top ten YouTube stars were earning between $14.5 and $22 million. The top earner...
4th November 2019 by Amanda Okill
Worker status is the holy grail in the gig economy, including the fields of taxi rides, food delivery and courier...
31st October 2019 by Andrew Masters
Under the Working Time Regulations, all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid annual leave, and in respect of each...
30th October 2019 by Tessa Robinson
A crucial aspect of the definition of disability under the Equality Act is that the effect of the impairment in...
30th October 2019 by Tessa Robinson
In unfair dismissal cases, both the compensatory and basic awards can be reduced by the tribunal, potentially to zero, based...
30th October 2019 by Amanda Okill
A new LinkedIn report has looked at the language used in job adverts and found that certain things can deter...
30th October 2019 by Amanda Okill
In Pazur v Lexington Catering Services Ltd Mr Pazur was employed as a kitchen porter by a business that sent...
30th October 2019 by Andrew Masters
In Upton-Hanson Architects v Gyftaki the employee had exhausted her annual holiday entitlement when it became clear that she would...
30th October 2019 by Amanda Okill
Harassment is defined in the Equality Act as unwanted conduct ‘related to a protected characteristic’ which either violates an employee’s...
30th October 2019 by Tessa Robinson
An employee who is dismissed for making a public interest disclosure – whistleblowing - does not have to have the...
30th October 2019 by Tessa Robinson
Most employment claims should be brought within a three-month time limit. If it is not 'reasonably practicable' for an employee...
30th October 2019 by Andrew Masters
If an employee wins a discrimination claim, the employment tribunal will award compensation for injury to feelings. There are three bands...
3rd October 2019 by Sarah Bogard
Can you make a French or English Will by text message? A recent joint conference of Kent Law Society members and...
3rd October 2019 by Christine Ward
An increasing number of executors choose to deal with an estate themselves when a close relative dies, but is this...
17th September 2019 by Heather Dunlop
The steady rise in life expectancy means it is more important than ever that people appoint someone to take control...
9th September 2019 by Tessa Robinson
We have seen lots in the press about free movement ending on 31 October 2019 if the UK leaves the...
8th August 2019 by Amanda Okill
It is now well established that employers should think carefully before deciding to suspend an employee pending a disciplinary investigation....
8th August 2019 by Amanda Okill
In professional misconduct cases, a criminal investigation often sits alongside a disciplinary investigation. Employers do not want to wait for...
8th August 2019 by Andrew Masters
Following the Taylor Review on Modern Working Practices, the government has proposed changes to employment law. The following changes to employment...