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Nicola Gooch
Chichester District Council to introduce CIL on 1 February 2016.
Chichester District Council is due to begin charging CIL on 1 February 2016. The proposed charging rates are as follows: Residential...
26/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
New Government guide
The Government has published a new guide for employers on Recruitment and Retention of Transgender Staff which is designed to help...
26/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Court of Human Rights rules of religious headscarves
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an employee losing her job because she insisted on wearing a headscarf at work for...
26/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Buy to let- changes to SDLT Thresholds
The Autumn Statement has revealed increased Stamp Duty Land Tax rates for second homes and buy to let properties. From 1 April 2016,...
26/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Black Friday - Employees expected to go AWOL
Black Friday will be with us at the end of this week. We imported this tradition from the USA for the first time properly last year and...
25/11/15
Nicola Gooch
Affordable Housing: The only winner in the spending review?
Hidden amongst all of the doom and gloom of the spending review, which is due to set out billions of pounds of cuts in spending, is a...
25/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Auto enrolment continues to be rolled out
Since October 2012, new pensions legislation meant that all employers would eventually be required to automatically enrol employees...
25/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Can't see the wood for the trees when choosing an investment?
Perhaps you need to look at forestry as a possibility? A recent survey shows that investment in UK forestry is running at an all time...
24/11/15
Nicola Gooch
In Defence of the Megacity: Is urban planning going to save mankind?
For those of us who occasionally lose sight of the importance of what we do, Lord Foster has published a very timely reminder in last...
24/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Tackling the rise of bullying in the workplace
A recent ACAS report suggests that bullying in the workplace is more prevalent. Bullying itself is not an employment law claim that an...
24/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
The New Living Wage is dividing Retailers
The new National Living Wage (NLW) of £7.20 per hour for employees over the age of 25 comes in to force in April 2016. Employers are not...
24/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Bankers get a bad press.
Even top bankers believe they are paid too much to play with other people's money. The important point is that those who receive...
24/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Chilham Definitive Map Modification Order: Public inquiry to commence 24 November 2015
The inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will tomorrow begin to hear the public local...
23/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
The impact of higher employment on wages
Most people would agree that a higher employment rate is positive news. But with more people in work, there will be less spare capacity...
23/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Alternative investments?
Radio 4's "Today" programme this morning had an interview with a spokesman from the RICS about institutions investing in infrastructure,...
23/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Addressing work-life balance
Last week it was announced that the European Commission has launched a public consultation on proposals to address the challenges of...
23/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Aiming high- Landmark development announced in Hove
The Hyde Group have announced plans for a landmark 17 storey building on Hove seafront and are seeking feedback on the proposals from the...
20/11/15
Nicola Gooch
CIL: Retrospective Permission Trap Highlighted by VOA Appeal
Since June 2013, the Valuation Office Agency has been publishing redacted versions of CIL Appeal letters. On 17 November 2015, an appeal...
20/11/15
Nicola Gooch
DLCG Launches Independent Review of Community Infrastructure Levy
DCLG has just released the terms of reference for a strategic review of CIL by an independent panel. The panel will be led by former...
19/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
When failure to comply with collective redundancy obligations can be a criminal offence
Whilst ultimately the ex-directors at City Link were acquitted, these proceedings serve as a useful reminder of the importance of...
19/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
"The haters gonna hate, hate, hate..."
Excuse me borrowing from you, Taylor, but you'd have thought that we'd had enough of hate and fear. But no. Recent events in Paris have...
19/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Gender Pay Gap Narrowing (but it's bad news!)
One of the reasons for the gender pay gap closing is because of men's declining wages. Can it really be men deciding to pay women less...
18/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Race Discrimination Still Prevalent
The Race Relations Act was passed 40 years ago. It outlawed discrimination based on race and nationality. Two generations or more of...
18/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
So, you're not a 'people person'. We've got just the job for you...
If you don't enjoy social interaction and your idea of hell is an office Christmas party, here is a list of jobs that might just suit you...
18/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
I really, really, really hate jargon.
Honestly, I just don't understand why people don't say someone died but they 'passed on'. You're not a plumber, you are in the water...
18/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Living Wage to increase productivity (ahem!)
The claim among more than half of employers is that the Living Wage will result in increased productivity. Whether this means getting...
18/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
590 People Die because of Welfare Reforms
Perhaps it is time for Iain Duncan-Smith to revisit his welfare reforms, which seem to have resulted in 590 suicides and 279,000 cases of...
17/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
House prices are STILL on the rise...
The Office of National Statistics has today released new figures, making it official : house prices are still going up. The number of...
17/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Uber, employment status and the commencement of litigation on English shores
As expected, proceedings have now been brought against the notorious taxi hailing firm, Uber in England in an attempt to determine...
17/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Rising House Prices in the South East
The latest from the Estates Gazette signals increasing prices and demand for housing in the South East, which is good news for the...
16/11/15