Explore the realm of protected rights in employment, focussing on safeguarding employee entitlements and ensuring compliance with anti-discrimination laws. This topic is essential for practitioners advocating for fair treatment in the workplace.
HMRC has updated the advisory fuel rates for company cars, with new rates applying from 1 September 2026....
This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a government consultation on the draft revised statutory tipping code of practice, (2)...
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) has launched a consultation on a draft revised statutory Code of Practice on Fair...
Commercial analysis: The High Court held that only the contracting AFH entity could enforce post-termination restrictive covenants against a...
The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...
ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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