Fixed Retirement Age Compulsory retirement ages in contracts of employment used to be the norm. Now however, inserting such a clause would need careful consideration. Indeed, unless it can be…
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Employment Law in 2017 – Important Changes 2017 is expected to bring about a few important changes to employment law. The most anticipated will be the Supreme Court’s decision on…
How will the Autumn Statement affect Employment? Salary Sacrifice schemes There were a number of employment related implications in this year’s Autumn Statement. The most controversial of these was perhaps…
It’s likely that most of us would have heard about Uber having lost the case brought by a number of their drivers. The Employment Tribunal has handed down its decision…
Of course it’s extremely difficult for anyone to speculate on the consequences of Brexit, seeing as it is a unique position we find ourselves in, and there are much more…
The National Living Wage will come into affect on 1st April 2016. The new rate for any workers aged over 25 years will be £7.20 per hour.
The eagerly-anticipated decision in Lock v British Gas has just been received, which confirms that employers should take commission into account when calculating holiday pay for workers.
With the festive season well and truly upon us, there are a number of employment law issues which are more specific to this period. An overview of the most common…
There is a new innovative policy that simultaneously increases productivity and employee loyalty. A policy adopted by Silicon Valley tech companies, Virgin and now East Anglian law firms. The policy…
Osborne’s first Autumn Spending Review under a completely Conservative government took place yesterday. Rafts of measures were introduced with some surprising results. The total government spending is set to rise…
