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Zero hours premium Businesses employing workers on zero-hours contracts could be forced to pay a premium rate for short-notice work. Matthew Taylor, a Chief Executive of RSA, was appointed by...
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Ashtons Legal has advised the owners of Stowlangtoft Healthcare Group in its acquisition of the business and assets of Melford Court Nursing Home from national care provider Bupa. Melford Court...
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Laing & Buisson’s publication ‘Care of Older People’ (27th edition) contains facts and figures which reveal some of the opportunities (and risks) in buying or investing in care homes in...
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Ashtons Legal has recently advised London based Le Col Holdings Limited on successfully concluding a £1m crowdfunding campaign. Le Col is a premium cycling apparel brand, founded in 2011 by...
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Politics in the workplace With Theresa May announcing a snap election on the 8 June 2017, employers may be concerned about political debate finding its way into the workplace. However,...
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Taxi company ‘Uber’ have been granted permission to appeal against the decision that their drivers are workers and not self employed. The company had argued its drivers were not workers,...
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New regulations designed to help small businesses get paid on time came into force this month, with a requirement for larger companies to publish information about how long they take...
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From 24 April 2017 some drivers can expect to receive significantly higher fines for speeding. The changes relate to more serious speeding offences and come as the result of changes...
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If you are an employer with 250 employees or more you are likely to be aware that regulations came into force on 6 April 2017 requiring large employers in the...
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Employers who sponsor Tier 2 non-EEA migrants are in for some hefty financial and administrative changes taking effect from this month. The big change to be introduced from 6 April...
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Every business using social media should get to grips with publishing law and advertising regulations if they are to avoid reputation-damaging incidents. The reminder follows the news that opinion columnist...
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the regulator responsible for ensuring that organisations comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. The ICO routinely caries out data protection advisory visits within...
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