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In limited circumstances, Employers have previously been able to add an incentive for employees considering settlement agreements by paying in lieu of notice (PILON) without attracting tax and national insurance...
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Brexit negotiators have finally thrown a light on the future of intellectual property rights, with an indication that EU-wide rights will be replaced with equivalent UK rights after the end...
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The Channel 4 Dispatches investigation aired on 9 April reported on a recent trend in the road transport sector: interference with lorries’ exhaust control systems that are in place to...
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The latest edition in the saga of holiday pay has looked at the principle of when holiday may be “rolled over” in the event it is not taken. Historically, holiday...
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The deadline has now passed for the first year of gender pay gap reporting, and the results make for interesting reading. Over 10,000 companies have reported the gender pay gap...
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Soon it may be possible to drive vans up to 4.25 tonnes maximum authorised mass (mam) on a Category B driving licence – but only if they are alternatively-fuelled. Currently...
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According to a poll commissioned by office-furniture supplier Kit Out My Office, more than two-thirds of UK office workers have admitted to stealing from their employers and colleagues at some...
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Norfolk is home to a higher than national average percentage of people who are over 65 and now has over 370 care homes in the county housing over 10,000 people....
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A quick guide to the legalities If a landlord rents a property directly to a tenant and they decide they wish to let out part or all of the property...
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Ashtons Legal has advised successful techpreneur Neil Garner on his latest crowdfunding campaign which has seen his company, Thyngs Ltd, raise £385,000 from 388 investors in a crowdfunding campaign. Thyngs...
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As a woman on the eve of International Women’s Day 2018, I consider there to be three major issues in the workplace that affect women in particular at present: Flexible...
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Revised rules mean that police and DVSA examiners will be able to issue up to five fixed penalty offers to commercial drivers for drivers’ hours breaches that will now include...
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