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Employment bulletin November 2014

STOP PRESS! Significant EAT decision on holiday pay just in.  We also look at time off to care for dependants and effective dates of termination.

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Employment bulletin October 2014

This month we look at new rights for fathers and the latest case law on: overseas workers, the importance of itemised payslips and a Tribunal allegedly falling asleep on the job.

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Employment bulletin September 2014

This month we look at whether non-payment of wages will prevent an employer enforcing restraints of trade, and if reading employees’ private emails may infringe their human rights.

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Employment bulletin August 2014

Our August bulletin looks at whether obesity can amount to a disability, whether employers can upgrade a disciplinary sanction on appeal and the risks of badly worded post-termination restraints.

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Employment bulletin July 2014

Our July bulletin looks at whether an employer can penalise an employee for failing to work their notice period and an important change to zero hours contracts.

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Employment bulletin June 2014

Our June bulletin offers some advice to get you through the World Cup and Wimbledon, highlights changes needed to flexible working policies, and considers the effect of tribunal fees on claim numbers.

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Employment bulletin May 2014

May’s bulletin investigates the risks associated with employing illegal workers, highlights the pitfalls of being customarily generous with redundancy payments, and reports on two recent TUPE cases.

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Clarity is restored on the status of held-over leases

Michael Higgin, Partner in the commercial property team, comments on the restoration of normality in cases where tenants holdover premises, the Court of Appeal decision in Erimus Housing.

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Vulnerable beneficiaries- Discretionary trusts

How to protect your assets and those of your loved ones during lifetime and on death.

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Teacher misconduct – duty to report?

Revised guidance from the Department for Education may help schools with their reporting obligations.

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All change for agricultural buildings?

All change for agricultural buildings?

James Burgess considers the impact of the recent amendment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 for rural communities. 

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Employment bulletin March 2014

This month’s bulletin includes details of our breakfast briefings and the new compensation limits, discusses a variety of cases and reflects on the current state of collective redundancy consultation.

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