Legal News
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Posted 05/11/2014 Over recent years, employers have faced a number of issues in relation to workers’ holiday in terms of how it should be paid, whether it should be paid...
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Posted 21/11/2014 Accident and emergency departments in England saw 92.9% of patients within four hours last week – the lowest percentage since April 2013, according to NHS data. The government sets...
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Posted 02/09/2010 A beefeater who was sacked from his job amid allegations of bullying has received an apology and been paid compensation for unfair dismissal. Mark Sanders-Crook, 44, was removed...
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Posted 12/02/2010 Older consumers should look to equity release as a potential answer to the current pensions shortfall affecting many UK retirees. This is the view expressed by equity release...
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Posted 11/02/2010 New plans to assist industrial disease victims in making compensation claims against former employers have been announced by the government. The Department of Work and Pensions has responded...
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Posted 18/03/2015 New rules for parents wanting time off to look after their children will come into force in April, including the much debated option for parents of new babies...
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Posted 30/09/2010 A new survey has suggested workers and employers are still confused over the impact of the Equality Act on employment law. The legislation came into effect today (October...
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Posted 06/09/2010 The number of employees taking cases to employment law tribunals has increased dramatically, new figures have revealed. According to the Tribunals Service, there were 236,100 such hearings in...
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Posted 22/07/2015 School holidays are often a challenging time for separated families. Working out arrangements for children to spend time with each of their parents, as well as their wider...
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Posted 04/08/2010 Global computing firm IBM is facing action from 250 of its former employees following alleged breaches of employment law. Solicitors in Hampshire have brought the case against the...
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Posted 12/09/2010 A report from the thinktank Demos has called for unpaid internships to be given a new definition in employment law. The study examined the increasingly important role played...
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Posted 17/08/2010 A new study has shown that a quarter of employees no longer trust their managers, while one-fifth are feeling less engaged in their job than they used to....
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