Legal News and Articles
Court Agency Service
New Court Agency Service for Solicitors at Chelmsford County Court We are an established firm based in the city centre of Chelmsford. We are located just across the road from the Chelmsford County Court so we can often deal with last minute matters on your behalf. We...
Settlement Agreements
New Settlement Agreements and Employment Tribunal fees New Settlement Agreements come into effect from 29 July 2013 and have replaced the old Compromise agreements which have been common place for a number of years. Also on the same day the controversial new fees...
Consumer Protection
Consumer protection from unfair commercial practices Businesses that sell directly to consumers should be made aware of a Court of Appeal decision which held that a "commercial practice" can refer to a single act or incident, as well as repeated conduct. This case...
Age discrimination
Age discrimination: mandatory retirement at 65 objectively justified An employment tribunal has decided that a law firm's mandatory retirement age of 65 for partners was a proportionate means of achieving the legitimate aims of workforce planning and staff retention....
Work Discrimination
Discrimination within the workplace: victimisation Businesses faced with employees making repeated unsubstantiated complaints of discrimination will have to think twice before dismissing them following a Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision. The EAT held that the...
Redundancy Selection
Redundancy selection criteria must not discriminate against employees that have taken parental leave The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that an employer's redundancy selection exercise must not discriminate against workers who have taken parental leave. In...
Alcohol Strategy
Government responds to Alcohol Strategy Consultation On 17 July 2013 the Government published its response to the ASC, which had canvassed opinion from the trade, health and crime reduction bodies and local authorities on various proposals aimed at reducing the damage...
Business Sense
A Common Sense approach to business?A recent Court of Appeal judgment dealing with the construction of contractual terms has recently been published. The Court held that the “business common sense” test should only be applied where there is a genuine ambiguity as to...
Civil Procedure Rules
Changes to the Civil Procedure Rules For cases issued after 1 April 2013 a raft of changes have been introduced to the Civil Procedure Rules which affect the way in which cases are managed both by the Court and the Parties. The most noticeable changes are the...
Time and Law….
Time and Law wait for no man.... A recent High Court judgment has highlighted the stricter approach now to be taken by the Courts in dealing with parties who fail to comply with procedure rules and directions. In Venulum Property Investment v Space Architecture &...
Minimum Wage
Increases in the national minimum wage Increases in the national minimum wage will take effect from 1 October 2012. The new hourly rates are as follows: Standard (adult) rate - £6.19 Development rate (workers aged between 18 and 20): £4.98 (rising from £4.92). Young...
From April 2013…
From April 2013... Reduction in Redundancy ConsultationFrom April 2013, the statutory consultation period for large scale redundancies of 100 or more employees will be reduced from 90 days to 45 days which should ease the pressure for larger employers experiencing...
Agency Workers
Agency Worker Regulations 2010 The Agency Worker Regulations 2010 are due to come into force on 1 October 2011 and will give greater rights to agency workers. After 12 weeks working in the same role, an agency worker will be entitled to the same basic working and...
PAYE Changes
PAYE Changes From April, a phased introduction of Real Time Information (RTI) will require employers to submit payroll data to HMRC online on or before payments credit employees’ bank accounts. Most employers will no doubt need to do some work in to ensure compliance...
Parental Leave
Increase in Parental Leave The Government has also stated that before March 2013 it will implement the EU changes, increasing the amount of unpaid parental leave for working parents from 13 weeks to 18 weeks.
Redundancy
Reduction in Redundancy Consultation From April 2013, the statutory consultation period for large scale redundancies of 100 or more employees will be reduced from 90 days to 45 days which should ease the pressure for larger employers experiencing difficulties.
Weekly Pay Update
From 1st February 2013... A week’s pay (used for calculating statutory redundancy payments and basic unfair dismissal awards) will increase from £430 to £450. This increases the maximum amount to £13,500. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise...
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