Law Updates

3rd 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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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30th October 2019 by Tessa Robinson

An employee who is dismissed for making a public interest disclosure – whistleblowing - does not have to have the...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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