Holiday entitlement: getting it right for part time workers
Getting leave calculations right for part-time workers can be a headache. For example, when: a…
January 28, 2016 By Mark Roby
National Minimum Wage: the effect of searches and deductions for tardiness
It will have been hard to miss the increasing pressure from the media, MPs and…
January 28, 2016 By Hazel Sanders
Shepton Mallet Cider Mill to close
News broke in the media recently that C&C Group, the world’s second largest cider maker,…
January 20, 2016 By Ellie Hibberd
Employee wins £137,000 whistleblowing case against construction giant
South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP has helped a man win his long fight…
January 19, 2016 By Stephens Scown
The new ruling: an employer’s right to view personal messages sent at work
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has been asked to determine whether an employer’s…
January 14, 2016 By Hazel Sanders
Is the National Living Wage affordable?
One of the most significant initiatives brought in since the election in May 2015 is…
November 30, 2015 By Ellie Hibberd
Making redundancies? Who to inform
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA) came into force some 20…
November 26, 2015 By Stephens Scown
A helping hand with the staff handbook
The staff handbook is something that should sit alongside (and complement) a contract of employment,…
November 24, 2015 By Chris Morse
Can a company be discriminated against?
A limited company is a separate legal entity in its own right. That means that…
November 24, 2015 By Jeremy Crook
Government guidance on zero hours contracts
Before the last election, two consultations were carried out on zero hours contracts. The coalition…
November 24, 2015 By Ellie Hibberd
Employment case study: Shannon v Clifton House Residential
Shannon v Clifton House Residential is a new case on the old question of whether…
November 24, 2015 By Hazel Sanders
Smelling of Alcohol: An unfair reason to dismiss
The recent employment tribunal decision in McElroy v Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust sheds light…
September 29, 2015 By Hazel Sanders