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Selling your business: Five things that can go wrong

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Selling a business is a major milestone for any entrepreneur; it represents the culmination of years of hard work and dedication. However, the process can be complex and fraught with challenges. By understanding these potential stumbling blocks, you can take proactive measures to avoid them and ensure a smoother transition.

PRA fines the former Chief Information Officer of TSB Bank

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Senior Manager breaches Senior Manager Conduct Rule 2.

Right to request a predictable working pattern

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Workers and agency workers are to be given the right to request a predictable working pattern, after the Government announced it is backing a Private Members’ Bill

Dismissal and Re-engagement - Government consultation

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The Government has launched a Consultation on a Code of Practice that addresses the controversial practice of “Fire and Re-hire” to bring about changes to employees’ terms and conditions of employment.

Government to set minimum service levels during strikes

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The Government has introduced legislation into Parliament which, if passed, will allow it to set minimum levels of service during strikes.

Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): What changes after 27 December 2022?

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European companies transferring personal data to third parties will not be able to rely on the pre-2021 standard contractual clauses after 27 December. UK businesses with group companies in the EU need to act now to update their contractual arrangements with processors.

Redundancy consultation: the importance of consulting early

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Where an employer’s decision on redundancy selection criteria automatically determines which employee will be dismissed, consultation must start before that decision is taken.

Harpur Trust v Brazel – are you calculating holiday pay correctly?

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The Supreme Court has handed down its highly anticipated decision in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel. The Court has decided that the amount of holiday a part-year worker employed under a permanent contract is entitled to should not be pro-rated to be proportional to that of a full-time worker.

Injunction preventing fire and re-hire by Tesco overturned by Court of Appeal

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The Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s decision to issue an injunction preventing Tesco from using “fire and re-hire” to remove employees’ entitlement to retained pay.

Bonus Disputes: what happens when things go wrong?

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Our employment experts discuss when bonuses go bad and how employers might get caught up in disputes over a bonus being payable.