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Employment Tribunal confirms that holiday pay should include commission; David Clay looks at the practical implications of the judgment in Lock v British Gas.

Nuclear safety zones around the Atomic Weapons Establishments in Berkshire exclude General Development rights.  Michael Higgin from our commercial property team explains.

Anna Zatouroff examines a recent High Court decision on whether monitoring fees in a section 106 agreement could be charged under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations.

When does a landlord’s intention to redevelop a property occupied under a business tenancy need to be proven to get possession back? Anna Zatouroff considers a recent Court of Appeal decision.

Our Real Estate team, reports on a recent case dealing with the necessity for landlords to consider terrorism insurance carefully.

Mark Banham, a partner in our property disputes group, considers in what circumstances landlords need to consult with leaseholders about “qualifying works” following the 2014 Court of Appeal decision in Francis v Phillips.

This month we look at the new system of shared parental leave, plus work-related illness, vexatious claims and the treatment of women on maternity leave during a redundancy exercise.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.