Blog Post Blog Post 2015 Brave New World? 8 January 2015 Debbie Fellows Employment As we begin 2015 the media is full of their annual retrospectives and crystal ball gazing for the year ahead, and employment lawyers are no…
Press Release Press Release New Regulations Limiting Holiday Pay Claims 23 December 2014 Noele McClelland Employment, Firm News An employment law specialist has said the Government's plan to introduce new legislation surrounding underpaid holiday pay will be welcomed…
Press Release Press Release Obesity can be a disability, EU court rules 18 December 2014 Noele McClelland Employment, Firm News Noele McClelland, Partner and Head of Employment Law comments on today's EU Court ruling that Obesity can be a disability. Obesity is a…
Blog Post Blog Post Holiday and Overtime claims 27 November 2014 Debbie Fellows Employment Unite will not be appealing the decision in Bear Scotland v Fulton It has been reported in Workplace Savings and Benefits that Unite will…
Press Release Press Release Holiday Pay Judgement 5 November 2014 Noele McClelland Employment Following a ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), which states overtime should be included in holiday pay, Noele McClelland, Head…
Blog Post Blog Post Holiday Pay Ruling - The Key Points 4 November 2014 Noele McClelland Employment Employment Appeal Judgment rules in favour of significant change to how “holiday pay” is calculated, but limits past claims considerably…
Blog Post Blog Post Changes coming to employment law 21 September 2014 Amy Jones Employment On 1 October 2014 a number of employment law changes will come into force. National Minimum Wage Increase …
Press Release Press Release Flexible working extended to all 28 August 2014 Amy Jones Employment Prime Minister, David Cameron, recently commented that grandparents who look after their grandchildren could be given parental rights to…
Blog Post Blog Post Potential Impact of Obesity case on the Oil & Gas Industry 20 August 2014 Amy Jones Employment One of our blogs last month highlighted and commented upon a recent case on obesity being considered by the European Court of…
Blog Post Blog Post Is Obesity A Disability? 22 July 2014 Amy Jones Employment Amy Jones from Thorntons Employment Law team considers the latest case on obesity and how it may impact on employers and employees.…
Blog Post Blog Post Organisation Reshuffles 15 July 2014 Noele McClelland Employment The news has been dominated this week by the Prime Minister's reshuffle of the UK Cabinet. The whole process occurred quickly and as…
Blog Post Blog Post Series of changes announced to Employment Law 4 June 2014 Noele McClelland Employment Yesterday was a relatively busy day for announcements regarding proposed changes to employment law. We have had the recommendations from an…
Press Release Press Release Employers face implications as holiday pay comes under spotlight 21 May 2014 Debbie Fellows Employment, Firm News The European Court of Justice has issued its judgement in a case concerning how holiday pay should be calculated and how commission…
Blog Post Blog Post Unpaid Internships 21 May 2014 Amy Jones Employment Whilst internships have always been common in particular sectors, such as fashion, beauty and journalism, one of the effects of the…
Press Release Press Release Tattoos in the Workplace 12 May 2014 Amy Jones Employment Sri Lankan authorities recently caused world-wide controversy as they deported a British tourist for having a Buddah tattoo on her arm - "…
Blog Post Blog Post Zero hours, not zero controversy 30 April 2014 Noele McClelland Employment The use and fairness of zero hours' contracts has been an issue that has attracted much media attention. Recent figures from the Office of…
Blog Post Blog Post Important Changes to Employment Law 23 April 2014 Amy Jones Employment April sees a number of changes to Employment Law. Mandatory pre-claim Acas conciliation From 6 May 2014 all claimants must submit a…
Blog Post Blog Post Speak English 23 April 2014 Amy Jones Employment Employees at Hobbycraft warehouse told by their employers that they were required to speak English while working or potentially face…
Blog Post Blog Post Shhh... it's a secret! 7 March 2014 Amy Jones Employment Breaching a confidentiality agreement proved costly for ex employee. Most employment law claims are sorted before a case has to be decided…
Blog Post Blog Post Compulsory Retirement Ages 24 February 2014 Amy Jones Employment Age discrimination has been unlawful since 2006 and the default retirement age was removed in 2011 meaning employers are no longer able to…
Blog Post Blog Post Tribunal Fees 24 February 2014 Amy Jones Employment On 29 July 2013 fees were introduced in the Employment Tribunal (“ET”) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”). Issue fees can be up to £400…