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Digital Right to Work checks - made permanent

During the lockdown, the Government changed the rules on right to work checks which permitted employers to do these online or remotely.    These changes had been due to end sooner but had been extended to the 5 th April this year.  ...
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Workers and entitlement to paid holiday.

Employment Solicitor, Sepie Nourouzi takes a look at the long running holiday pay case with Pimlico Plumbers which took a further turn in a recent Court of Appeal decision about workers and their entitlement to paid holiday. Mr Smith worked for Pimlico...
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Mind over matter: Business First Magazine

In our latest issue of Business First we look at rethinking stress, putting well being first and how to balance a healthy workplace with a healthy mind.  As businesses are starting to 'live with Covid', this issue explores ways in which your...
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April is Stress Awareness Month

In recent years we seem to have talked about staff wellbeing and mental health more than ever before, but research shows that stress continues to be one of the main causes of short and long-term absence. CIPD research last year found that four-fifths of...
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Risk management when the commute is all at home

The Government’s Living with Covid strategy removed one of the final hurdles towards a return to full-time office working, but many are expected to continue working from home under the new regime. The potential of reduced property costs combined...
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Imminent: No Fault Divorce

Undoubtedly the biggest change to the divorce system in nearly 50 years, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 comes into force on 6 April 2022. Under the current system, the applicant must rely on facts of separation or fault (such as adultery...
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'knowingly helping' another to breach the Equality Act

Employment Appeal Tribunal rules that an employee’s claim that his former employer had ‘engineered’ the rejection of his job application by a connected company as he had brought discrimination proceedings while in previous employment gave...
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Menopause Policy - who needs it?

In recent years, we have seen increased coverage in the media and on social media platforms and outlets about women’s health and the menopause.   Employers have increasing awareness of the impact of the menopause on women in work.  A...
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Covid Pandemic and possession proceedings - A return to normality but for how long?

In this article we highlight the advantages of the accelerated possession procedure for private residential landlords. The effect of the covid pandemic has meant that possession proceedings have been stayed for long periods of time preventing landlords...
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Covid 19 - How can commercial landlords deal with rent arrears as we move towards a post pandemic era?

This article looks at the options for rent recovery available to commercial landlords prior to the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill coming into force.  As a result of the Covid pandemic the government has introduced the Commercial Rent...
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