Posts from January 2019
Joanne Moseley
When should you involve occupational health?
The decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in the case of Lamb v The Garrard Academy reminds organisations that if they don't refer...
31/01/19
Joanne Moseley
Should redundancy protection be improved for pregnant women and new parents?
Under UK law, women on maternity leave and parents on shared parental leave or adoption leave who are selected for redundancy have the...
31/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and State Aid
The voluminous draft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ("the State Aid Regulations"), running to some 77 pages, were published...
30/01/19
Elizabeth Thomson
Landlords of multi-let properties beware
Real estate solicitor, Safeena Ali, reviews a recent case on the effect of an enforcement covenant in a lease. Following the decision of...
29/01/19
Joanne Moseley
No-deal Brexit: EU citizens entering UK after 29 March 2019 will need leave to remain
Yesterday the government announced that in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal, it will seek to end free movement on 30 March...
29/01/19
Nicola Gooch
EXTERMINATE, EXTERMINATE: Planning Enforcement officers take on a Dalek, and a Pub, for breaching Listed Building rules
The news cycle is a bit depressing at the moment, so this week we are revisiting the war that planning enforcement officers appear to be...
28/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and applicable laws and jurisdiction and enforcement in civil and commercial matters
The implications of any "no deal" Brexit for the governing laws of contracts and for the jurisdiction of courts and the enforcement of...
25/01/19
Stephanie Reeves
Does what happens in the board room, stay in the board room?
Internal communications concerning a dispute, even those relating to settlement, will not automatically be covered by litigation...
25/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
When is a Nursery a School, a School a Nursery and a Nursery-School?
Nurseries are not the same as schools under planning legislation, the High Court has decided, but the whilst the headlines reference the...
24/01/19
Joanne Moseley
Gender pay gap reporting: What will you say if your figures haven't improved?
The deadline for reporting your gender pay gap for 2018 is fast approaching. Public sector employers have to publish by 30 March 2019 and...
23/01/19
Joanne Moseley
SEN update for schools and colleges
There have been a number of important decisions regarding children with Special Educational Needs "SEN" likely to be of interest to...
23/01/19
Joanne Moseley
Campaign to stop employers using NDAs to "cover up" pregnancy and maternity discrimination
The campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed has launched a campaign to persuade the government to stop companies using non disclosure...
22/01/19
Nicola Gooch
The Famous Five: A quick(ish) recap of case law on the operation of the Community Infrastructure Levy
In the last eight weeks, the number of reported cases on the operation of the Community Infrastructure Levy has almost doubled....
22/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
"Brexit" and some preparations for a "no deal" scenario - thoughts on a little bit of proposed companies legislation
Amidst all the hype and frenzy of the current parliamentary "Brexit" farrago, it is worth remembering that somewhere quietly in the...
17/01/19
Joanne Moseley
Is this sexual harassment?
That's the title of a social experiment aired by the BBC earlier this week which invited a group of 20 people aged 18-30 to discuss...
17/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
Have your cake and eat it too?
By Rob Coleridge and Amelia Darbro The 1991 McVitie’s case is known by cake fanatics, lawyers and philosophers alike, as it answered the...
17/01/19
Joanne Moseley
Do your job ads say you are "happy to talk about flexibility"?
No? Well, the Flexible Working Task Force, a partnership across government departments, business groups, trade unions and charities,...
15/01/19
Nicola Gooch
Keep Calm and Keep on Building: Can Malthouse deliver on his 'Moral Mission' to build 300,000 homes a year?
If you missed Kit Malthouse's interview in the Times, earlier this month, I recommend tracking it down (or clicking the link at the...
15/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the "meaningful vote"
The "meaningful vote" of Parliament on the final draft of the European Union (Withdrawal) Agreement negotiated by the UK Government with...
14/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
"Referendums" in the air?
It is that time of year when some folk appear to want to go on Referendums as a way of solving difficult problems. "Brexit" certainly...
11/01/19
Joanne Moseley
Employment changes 2019: Guide for businesses
Despite Brexit dominating the legislative agenda, there are a number of important changes taking place this year that businesses should...
09/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
UK tech investment in 2018 continued to power ahead
There doesn't appear to have been any slow down in tech investment during the course of 2018, with Q4 2018 ending a record year for the...
08/01/19
Nicola Gooch
NICE work if you can get it: Planning policies should promote physical activity says public health organisation
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (which has the rather wonderful acronym 'NICE') is known to most of us as the body...
07/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
ET judgments must stay online
A feature of the employment tribunal system often overlooked by both sides is the publication of tribunal judgments online. Since...
07/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
Brexit and the "in-flight" financial services legislation
"Brexit" is not short on buzz-words and a new one has been spawned by the Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill...
05/01/19
Joanne Moseley
Are employees entitled to a written statement if they work for less than two months?
That was the question the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) had to decide in Stefanko and others v Maritime Hotel Ltd. All employees who...
04/01/19
Irwin Mitchell
Can Localism save your High Street?
The last Thursday before Christmas saw a flurry of activity from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)...
03/01/19
Joanne Moseley
Employment legislation tracker 2019: Public Sector
Despite Brexit dominating the legislative agenda, there are a number of important changes taking place this year that schools and...
03/01/19