2014 – a year of change for industrial and provident societies
A bill to consolidate all IPS legislation, which aims to make the somewhat confusing world of IPS law more user-friendly without introducing any new policy or substantial changes to law, […]
Fire Safety: Landlords ‘should’ do more!
Following the inquest into the deaths of two firefighters in a fire on the ninth floor of a high-rise tower block owned by Southampton City Council, Keith Wisemen, Southampton Coroner, […]
Farewell to the County Court; Introducing the Single County Court
As a result of the changes individual Court buildings will become Hearing Centres. The back offices will be Administrative Centres. So instead of having 173 distinct County Courts across the […]
New Procurement Guide Published
Procurement in practice – Avoiding the pitfalls and getting the best result covers: the building blocks to put in place in a successful procurement process and the stages involved; how […]
A case about rubbish
Our client, and the other claimants, were concerned as to the quality of recycling that would be collected if the Regulations were implemented as proposed. Subsequently, proceedings were paused to […]
Cheshire West: The hidden cost
Last month, the Supreme Court clarified that a “deprivation of liberty” (for the purposes of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)) occurs where a person: Is […]
Collective Terms and Negotiations: are you bound post TUPE transfer?
This confirms that employees who transfer to a new organisation are not entitled to the benefit of collectively agreed terms where: those terms are agreed after the date of transfer; […]
Guidance for employers on how to manage redundancy for pregnant employees and those on maternity leave
As all HR professionals will be aware, during a “protected period” (i.e. the beginning of pregnancy to the end of maternity leave), unfavourable treatment of a woman because she is […]
TUPE – All Change?
The Government is consulting on its proposals and the deadline for a response is 11 April 2013. We will be preparing a response to the consultation and would welcome your […]
Overtime and holiday pay
In Neal v Freightliner Ltd the terms and conditions of a freight worker stated that he was expected to work a basic 35 hours per week made up of seven-hour […]
No right for employers to refuse employee’s choice of colleague or trade union representative
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Discretionary Trusts and Inheritance Tax – what your clients need to know
The most contentious proposal is that the settlor’s nil-rate band should be split by the number of relevant property settlements the settlor has made. This will “alleviate the risk” (according […]