20/05/2013
A recent survey commissioned by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills revealed that in the last year 76% of small firms in the UK had experienced a security breach, and 63% of them were attacked by an unauthorised outsider.
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15/05/2013
Many businesses are looking to avoid historical contractual obligations, drafting the terms of new contracts to give them the greatest chance of escape if they need it.
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15/05/2013
The Government has proposed changing consumer rights laws, but what does this mean for your business?
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15/05/2013
Changes to the way that gains in relation to shares which are awarded under Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) schemes are taxed will make offering them more attractive.
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15/05/2013
Do your standard contract terms apply to the contracts you make?
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14/05/2013
On 9 May 2013, some 21 months after the Supreme Court Appeal Panel granted permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decisions in the jointly heard cases of Futter v Futter and Pitt v Holt, a comprehensive 54 page judgment has finally been handed down. Here is a summary of that judgment.
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09/05/2013
The Department of Work and Pensions has issued a revised guidance on fit notes designed to help people use the fit note to its full potential by looking at what a person can do, therefore encouraging a faster return to work.
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09/05/2013
Will Yahoo! move make firms rethink flexible working? Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently banned home working and the general feeling on the Birketts HR Hub on Linkedin was that this was a step backwards, we explore the legal position.
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09/05/2013
In Heafield v Times Newspaper Limited, the Employment Tribunal considered complaints of harassment and victimisation on grounds of religion and belief after a comment about the Pope was shouted across a newsroom.
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29/04/2013
Less than a month after its publication the Regulations are set to be amended as they failed to enact all of the provisions of the Directive in the manner envisaged by the EU.
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26/04/2013
It took a further concession from the government but, at the third time of asking, the House of Lords has voted to accept the clause creating a new type of employment status in the UK.
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10/04/2013
The House of Lords has voted in favour of the Government's amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill that will abolish the Agricultural Wages Board.
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05/04/2013
A look at Contractual Performance policies and "SOSR " dismissals.
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05/04/2013
Work time or your own time? To most of us, it is quite clear what 'work' is, however, when workers have to carry out periods of 'on-call' duty, it is not so clear whether or not they are working during this time.
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05/04/2013
Where we are and where are we going? This note looks at the outcome of recent cases and which factors need to be in place for TUPE to apply. It will also detail the changes that the Government is currently consulting on.
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