Business News
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We recently explained the changes in driving licencing for cars pulling trailers, caravans and horseboxes, now possibly to come into force from 15 November 2021*. Changes are also coming in...
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Disclosure is a key element of a litigious dispute and failing to comply with the Civil Procedure Rules can create quite the headache. This Article will focus on explaining the...
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In Thompson v Scancrown Ltd (trading as Manors), the Employment Tribunal held that a refusal of a female employee’s request for flexible working, which would have enabled her to collect...
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In Handley v Tatenhill Aviation Limited, the Employment Tribunal held that an employee was unfairly dismissed for procedural reasons when they were made redundant by their employer even though it...
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A change in the law affecting what you can tow with your car licence (Cat B) was announced on 10 September 2021 – it has not yet taken effect though...
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In the recent case of De Lacey v Wechseln Ltd t/a The Andrew Hill Salon, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) have held that a constructive dismissal may be discriminatory, even...
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The Employment Tribunal ruled in Prosser v Community Gateway Association Ltd that an employer did not discriminate against a pregnant woman engaged on a zero-hours contract after she was sent...
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In Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited, the Employment Tribunal held that an employee was unfairly dismissed when her employer failed to consider using the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough...
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In tandem with the temporary relaxation of driver’s hours rules the Department for Transport has also now started a consultation (10th August 2021) about streamlining HGV, bus and car driving...
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What is the Lugano Convention and why does it matter to a post-Brexit United Kingdom? Background The Lugano Convention is an important instrument used in cross-border disputes (both civil and...
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Profound problems arising from the driver shortage continue and it is unclear how long this may continue, given the long-term and structural issues causing this. In this context, the Department...
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Workers have won a Supreme Court ruling against the supermarket giant, Asda, in a judgment that could lead to millions of pounds worth of equal pay claims against supermarkets. Background...
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