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How to handle retirement - as published in Education Today
...employment laws and could find themselves in an Employment Tribunal facing an age discrimination claim. It is important to be aware that asking a teacher about their retirement plans can amount to les...
The future of the gig economy and what changes might be made to regulate self-employment - Dan Begbie-Clench comments for Yahoo Finance
...employment - Dan Begbie-Clench comments for Yahoo Finance Read Dan's comments here https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-companies-are-exploiting-sham-self-employment-to-cut-their-tax-bill-165648659.h...
Our Views on Using Anonymous CVs
Our Views on Using Anonymous CVs Over 100 major UK businesses have signed up to Nick Clegg’s Business Compact, committing to using fair and non-discriminatory recruitment practices, including the use ...
Startups: Plan ahead to avoid costly legal disputes (Part I)
...Employment or consultancy obligations You may currently work for an employer or be engaged as a consultant by a principal. In either of those cases you may have signed up to an agreement which restric...
Agency Workers Regulations - FAQs
...employment vacancies or for rights relating to basic terms and conditions of employment after the 12 week qualifying period. Can you tell me about the circumstances in which the 12 week qualif...
Hidden Dangers of a Limited Liability Partnership - as published in Global Banking & Finance Review
...employment contract, an LLP member’s rights and obligations are based on the terms of the LLP agreement. This is a written agreement recording what has been agreed about the internal workings of the L...
Flexible maternity and paternity leave: Getting it right - as published in Edge online
Flexible maternity and paternity leave: Getting it right - as published in Edge online Netflix, the US based video streaming company, has hit the headlines following its recent announcement that all s...
Sex scandals and the regulators. What’s happening and what you need to know
...employment partner in a magic circle law firm is set to face his first Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing on 5 December 2019 following an investigation into his role drafting a controversial NDA...
Non Payroll Labour: What Employers Need to Know
...employment law protections, such as the right to claim unfair dismissal or a redundancy payment. Although there have always been differences in the tests of employment for tax and employment law purp...
Brexit Bites - Part 1: EU citizens – will they stay or will they go?
Brexit Bites - Part 1: EU citizens – will they stay or will they go? One of the first questions on everyone’s lips in the aftermath of the referendum vote was ‘what happens to EU workers in the UK?’ ...
Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa: Key Considerations
Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa: Key Considerations The Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa is designed for those who wish to come to the UK to engage in business as an entrepreneur. EligibilityIf you wish to set ...
Master trusts: make sure your provider is up to scratch
Master trusts: make sure your provider is up to scratch Since pensions auto-enrolment was introduced in October 2012, the number of “master trusts” operating in the UK has grown significantly to aroun...
Much ado about nothing: why the European Court ruling on employers spying on employees’ private communications is not what it seems
...Employment Practices Code deals specifically with monitoring at work. Employers who wish to monitor staff communications should identify a clear business reason for doing so, consider whether there a...
Tata Steel - Goodbye pension scheme?
Tata Steel - Goodbye pension scheme? As far as topical subjects go, after the debate on Brexit, arguably pensions and more specifically, pension schemes with final salary benefits, are receiving exten...
Name Discrimination: Does your name really influence your destiny?
...employment rate for ethnic minority women was 14.3%, compared with 6.8% for white women. These figures suggest name discrimination is rife. Graduate Admissions Systems However, many graduate recrui...
How to get key people from overseas into UK businesses - as published on United Employment Lawyers
...Employment Lawyers was originally published on their website at http://www.unitedemploymentlawyers.co.uk/news/
Fallout from volcanic ash creating havoc for employers
...employment provides for this. This is unlikely in the majority of cases and there will be many employers looking at their absence policy in light of these events. The situation should be treated d...
Gen Y Most Likely to Discriminate Against Older or Even Flexible Workers - as published in HRreview
Gen Y Most Likely to Discriminate Against Older or Even Flexible Workers - as published in HRreview A new report from leading employment law solicitors Doyle Clayton reveals that Generation Y employee...
The Apprentice - Episode Twelve – Lawyer’s summary
...employment contract, obtaining references, checking his right to work (don’t make assumptions employers – always check every worker’s passport) and putting together an induction plan. Good luck Joseph...
"Team GB: World police....?” - THE LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE
...employment that are expected to be performed in good faith, impartially or under a position of trust) but in particular the fourth offence. Adequate procedures This latter “Section 7” offence is a ma...