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Is Brexit an opportunity for Britain to take competitive advantage or will the political implications, the complexity and interwoven nature of EU and UK laws and the need for a trade deal with Brussels simply mean a continuation of the status quo? First, let us be clear that there is no need for employers to [...]
Have you reviewed your employment contract recently? If not, your business could be at risk of a legal claim. Your employment contract is the most important employment law document you have. It is essential to ensure that it is always up to date and legally compliant. For example, recent changes in employment law will have [...]
The Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hour Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 came into force today. It provides employees and workers under a zero hour contract with some important additional employment rights, as follows: Any dismissal of a zero hour contract employee will be automatically unfair, if the principal reason is that employee breached a contractual provision restricting them from working for another employer. [...]
The use of social media in the workplace carries increasingly serious risks for employers. Have you taken the necessary steps to protect your business? The use of social media in the workplace continues to have significant legal implications for businesses. Its impact has rarely been out of the news, with reports highlighting the misuse of [...]
Following the Court of Appeal's decision to dismiss UNISON's appeals against its judicial review applications challenging the introduction of tribunal fees, the Scottish Government has issued a paper, titled: 'A Stronger Scotland: The Government's Programme for Scotland 2015/16' in which it has announced its decision to abolish tribunal fees. It is however unclear what the timeline [...]
Some important changes to employment law are coming soon. On 1 October 2015 the following changes are coming into effect: Employment tribunals will lose the right to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases. They will only be able to make such recommendations when they relate to the individual claimant. Subject to certain exclusions, self-employed people [...]
