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Irwin Mitchell
Manchester, Leeds, South Oxfordshire, Reigate and Banstead... where development is forecast to rise...
Taking into account economic forecasts, expectations of job growth, housing supply & demand and the local authorities' planning policies,...
16/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Cash, value and climate change
A rise in sea levels? It's ok, I live on a hill. Melting glaciers? Great, the northwest passage will be passable. Increases in...
13/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Punks Part 2!
No sooner do I comment on the FCA addressing the CML about the needs of older borrowers than the Building Societies Association publish a...
13/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
First Jose, now Clarkson!
Not that we needed it but here is another timely reminder that an individual can be sued in a personal capacity by a colleague for...
13/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
The Bank of England warning about robots.
Production lines are already highly automated and the next step will be administrative, clerical and production jobs. Repetitive tasks...
13/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Should employers rely on bonuses to incentivise staff?
We all know that bonus and other performance related incentives are one way to incentivise staff (alongside other matters such as career...
12/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
To EU or not EU?
Today we've seen David Cameron's four objectives for change mocked as "thin gruel" whilst recognised by some EU counterparts as "largely...
12/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
When is "banter" discriminatory?
To pass any homophobic or racist comments off as banter seems completely out of touch with most people's views of such behaviour. But...
12/11/15
Nicola Gooch
Government Figures show 25% Increase in New Build Housing
DCLG has today released figures demonstrating that the number of new homes in the UK has risen by 25% over the last 12 months. The...
12/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Employees and crime. Between a rock and a hard place?
Football tends to operate by different rules to the rest of the business world. The level of pay, the fines, the lengthy fixed term...
12/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Part-time workers, holiday pay and changing hours; the nightmare continues
Actually, this most recent case is a helpful guide for what to do when a part-time employee increases their hours part way through the...
12/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Racial profiling and social media; a toxic mix for a global brand
Racial profiling is suspecting a person of certain behaviour based on stereotypes about their race, for example, bodily searching devout...
12/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Mortgage Loans and the ageing of the Punk Generation
The Punk Generation were recently described in the financial press as entering the "last time buyer" stage of their lives. Now the FCA,...
11/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Proposals to extend HMO licensing could hit student housing
The Government has published a technical discussion document intending to extend the scope of mandatory HMO licensing. At the moment, if...
11/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
3m people spend 2 hours commuting; is there a way to do it happily?
Well, like most things, it all depends. On the mode of transport, whether you get a seat, and most importantly your state of mind. ...
11/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Racial harassment in the workplace is still today's problem
One of the aspects I love about my job as an employment lawyer is the variety each day brings. Every time I think I have finally seen...
11/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Be consistent unless conduct is different
The recent EAT decision in MBNA Limited v Jones highlights the importance of consistency of treatment when dealing with disciplinaries,...
11/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Are you as ready for Black Friday as your staff will be?
Black Friday has become the biggest shopping day of the year and so retail businesses will be preparing for the massive crowds of...
10/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Have you ever wondered how to dress for success?
Is business dress a thing of the past? Does it depend on whether you are meeting a tech entrepreneur or an accountant? Is a tie ever...
10/11/15
Nicola Gooch
"Hay Bale Castle" developer to demolish house or face jail
After seven years of battling, it looks as if the case of the "hidden castle" has now finally been resolved. Mr Fidler was given a three...
10/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Public Law Project: The Value and Effects of Judicial Review
Last month, the Public Law Project published its weighty research paper on Judicial Review. It won't come of much of a surprise to those...
10/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
80% of tenants don't want longer fixed tenancies
There is a political push from some quarters to give more certainty to tenants in the private rented sector by having compulsory 2- 3...
09/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Bank of America Merryl Lynch says Artificial Intelligence will wipe out jobs
This prediction is one of many, and as Charles Darwin said: it's not the weakest that die out but those that fail to adapt. My advice is...
09/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Be a man!
It seems that the top tip for women in getting equal pay is to be a man.
09/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Spending Review: Old Prisons to be replaced and make way for housing
The government has announced that a number of existing prisons will be replaced with new purpose built facilities freeing up valuable...
09/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Negotiation of EU employment laws
Many of the UK's employment laws derive from Europe. Although some view these protections as overly burdensome for employers, it's...
09/11/15
Nicola Gooch
Court of Appeal to consider extent of Duty to Co-operate
The Court of Appeal has agreed to consider a judicial review of an Examining Inspector's decision that Central Bedfordshire Council had...
06/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
My theme for this week is AI
Honestly, I'm not on a rant, this stuff is real. We need to be creative to survive. Creativity will distinguish us from robots and...
06/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Killing the goose that laid the golden egg?
The conflict between the current law and new business models such as Uber is a theme I have returned to many times but this is because...
06/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Pensions, Pooling and Infrastructure
Investment and Pensions in Europe has an interesting article in their November issue on the pressures on UK Local Government Pension...
06/11/15