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Joanne Moseley

What's the best way to deal with a serial complainer?

Dealing with an employee who repeatedly raises grievances must be up there as one of the most frustrating jobs HR advisers (and the...

28/02/22
David Shirt

Foreign direct investment - where is Europe’s most attractive city for real estate investment?

By Bryan Bletso, Head of International at Irwin Mitchell Back in November we pointed out that the UK has always been a popular...

28/02/22
Joanne Moseley

What is the employment status of a company director and shareholder paid a salary and performing work for it?

That was the issue the EAT had to decide in Bradley Rainford v Dorset Aquatics Limited.  Facts Bradley and his brother Ben, owned and ran...

25/02/22
Joanne Moseley

End of COVID-19 rules: implications for schools and colleges

On Monday 21 February, the government announced that most of remaining legal rules in place to the protect the public against COVID-19...

23/02/22
Joanne Moseley

End of COVID-19 rules: what employers need to know

On Monday 21 February, the government announced that most of remaining legal rules in place to the protect the public against COVID-19...

23/02/22
Joanne Moseley

Are you liable for practical jokes that go wrong?

At common law, an employer is vicariously liable for a tortious act (such as negligence) carried out by an employee in the course of...

21/02/22
Joanne Moseley

Do you need to change your pay-slips to reference the increase in NI?

National Insurance contributions for employers and employees will rise by1.25% from Wednesday 6 April 2022. The increase will fund health...

21/02/22
Nicola Gooch

Fail to Plan: Why are Local Plans so difficult to adopt?

Pessimism does not come naturally to me, but even I would have to admit that the last few months have not been... great... for strategic...

17/02/22
Elizabeth Thomson

Overseas investors in real estate - the issues you need to know about now

Investors are always looking for new investment opportunities and real estate has traditionally produced high yields. Now that the worst...

17/02/22
Jill Crawford

Mixed reactions to decision to delay Manchester Clean Air Zone

By Elizabeth Mutter from Irwin Mitchell's Planning and Environment team In 2015, the Supreme Court ordered the government to come up with...

17/02/22
David Shirt

Net zero future dominates agenda at National Manufacturing Summit

Innovation and the resilience of the manufacturing sector in overcoming the challenges posed by the UK’s move to net zero by 2050 was the...

17/02/22
Elizabeth Thomson

The climate change challenge for universities and further education colleges

Victoria Rounding, an associate in our property team, considers the climate change challenge for higher and further education...

16/02/22
Joanne Moseley

An IR35 warning to businesses: as HMRC’s ‘grace period’ comes to a close, IR35 assessments become more complex than ever

Since Tuesday 6 April 2021, organisations in the private sector (excluding small companies) that engage 'off-payroll' workers are...

15/02/22
Irwin Mitchell

The Great Resignation and restrictive covenants: a reminder for businesses to take legal advice before employing individuals

By Clementine Burch, Naomi Findlay and Ben Middleton In an employment market that is incredibly fluid, the Court of Appeal’s judgment in...

15/02/22
Joanne Moseley

Will adding care sector workers to the shortage occupation list drive up recruitment?

According to the government more than 40,000 social care staff left the sector between April and October 2021. Care homes are struggling...

15/02/22
David Shirt

Global mobility – a focus on immigration into the UK

By Sybille Steiner and Ben Xu The United Kingdom, and London in particular, has rarely been a more popular destination for high net worth...

09/02/22
Nicola Gooch

Another Suitcase in Another Hall: Stuart Andrew becomes our 11th Housing Minister since 2010.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister conducted yet another mini-reshuffle. The primary aim appears to be shoring up his whipping operation,* but...

09/02/22
Irwin Mitchell

Data protection in sport – tackling GDPR issues

By Tom Barnard, Ted Powell and Douglas Kitchen Last year, a group of 850 players headed by former Cardiff City manager, Russel Slade,...

08/02/22
Tracy Lovejoy

Getting tough on planning breaches

Among the anticipation, announcement and analysis of the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper on 2 February, an article on planning...

07/02/22
David Shirt

Climate Change Litigation – a growing global trend

By Katie Byrne and Sarah Gorvin Climate change related litigation against companies and governments is growing globally. With a total of...

04/02/22
Nicola Gooch

The Levelling Up White Paper: Regeneration, Devolution & Planning Reform...

After what has felt like an interminably long wait... the Levelling Up White Paper has landed. At over 300 pages, excluding the...

02/02/22
Joanne Moseley

Can you dismiss an employee for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19?

That was the issue an employment tribunal had to determine in the case of Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Limited and is the...

02/02/22
Joanne Moseley

Court of Appeal makes it harder for employers to defeat holiday pay claims

When the European Court of Justice published its judgment in King v Sash Windows in 2017, we speculated that it would expose some...

02/02/22
Elizabeth Thomson

Ignore the lease at your peril

Paul Henson reflects on the implications of a recent professional negligence claim brought by a developer client against its solicitors....

01/02/22