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Employment rights update – March 2016

This month we take a look at cases on pregnancy and maternity discrimination and whistleblowing. Peninsula Business Services Ltd v Donaldson PBS ran a salary sacrifice...

08th Apr 2016
Site News Employment

Employment Tribunals – all quiet on the ET front

The latest ET statistics for winter 2015 show that ET claims are still badly hit by the impact of ET fees since the Conservative/Liberal coalition...

01st Apr 2016
Site News Employment

Rise in zero hours contracts

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that the number of workers on a zero hours contract for their main job reached 801,000 in...

31st Mar 2016
Site News Charity Work & Fundraising

Not just legal work

This week I attended an excellent event organised by Tenfold, a Leeds-based charity providing a forum for voluntary sector organisations supporting people with learning disabilities. We’ve...

17th Mar 2016
Site News Wills & Estates

Probate Court Fees – Expected Hike

The Government has issued proposals to increase the fee paid to the Probate Registry for obtaining a Grant of Probate.  A Grant of Probate is...

15th Mar 2016
Site News Employment

Mind the Gap – Gender pay reporting rules

The government has published in draft The Equality Act (Gender Pay Gap information) Regulations 2016. These set out the framework for the new gender pay...

04th Mar 2016
Site News Employment

Employment Rights Update – February 2016

This month we take a look at cases on age discrimination and holiday pay. DONKOR V ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND  – 16 OCTOBER 2016 – AGE DISCRIMINATION In...

04th Mar 2016
Site News Employment

Tribunals’ Annual Report – 2016

“The administrative justice and tribunals system has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years”, states the Senior President of Tribunals, Sir Ernest Ryder in his...

03rd Mar 2016
Site News Personal Injury

Unite Legal Services secures compensation for RTA victim

A Unite the Union member who sustained prolonged neck and back whiplash injuries following a road traffic accident has secured compensation with the help of Unite Legal Services....

03rd Mar 2016