Employment Law

• A closer look at the Good Work Plan

  • PostedFebruary 14, 2020

  There are a number of changes due to come into force with effect from 6 April 2020 following Theresa May’s Government’s Good Work Plan, issued in December 2018 following the...

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• Ashtons Legal advises on the sale of The Payroll Service Company Ltd to Access UK Ltd

  • PostedNovember 22, 2019

  Ashtons has recently advised the owners of The Payroll Service Company Ltd (PSC) on the sale of their business to Access UK Ltd (Access). PSC was founded by Jan and...

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• A reminder for employers to take care with long term disability benefit offerings

  • PostedApril 26, 2019

  It is a relatively common practice for employers to offer some form of long term disability benefit to their employees, usually covered by an insurance policy. However, recent developments have...

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• Derby council redundancies ‘not necessary’, says Unison

  • PostedDecember 18, 2018

  Derby City Council has been criticised by Unison for aiming to make 500 employees redundant. Some 330 members of staff have already lost their roles and the union claimed there...

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