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Employers chance to stay on top of employment law
Whether it’s the importance of clearly worded contracts, knowing how to bring them to an end correctly,…
Posted on 7th September 2018
New Law for Taxation of Termination Payments
New tax rules that came into effect on 6 April 2018 mean employers are now required to pay income tax and national insurance…
Posted on 10th July 2018
Dress codes and Sex Discrimination – Do’s and Don’ts as an employer
The Government has recently issued guidance for employers, to help them ensure that they are implementing dress codes which…
Posted on 14th June 2018
Stress at Work
According to the Office for National Statistics which carries out a labour force survey on stress in the workplace each year…
Posted on 20th April 2018
Employment law expertise grows as firm expands in the capital
Thorntons Solicitors is strengthening its footprint in…
Posted on 17th April 2018
When are On-Call Shifts considered working time?
For many workers their job will involve an element of being on-call. That may be care workers who are on-call or perform “…
Posted on 2nd March 2018
Do you have an Adverse Weather Policy for employees?
With weather warnings in place across Scotland, Employment Law specialist…
Posted on 28th February 2018
Insolvent Employers – What can employees do?
The recent news of Carillion’s collapse, placing a large number of employees at risk of losing their jobs, highlights the continuing…
Posted on 1st February 2018
Long-term Absence and Reasonable Adjustments
Is banning aerosols and perfume in the workplace a reasonable adjustment? Employment Solicitor, Amy Jones looks at the recent case of…
Posted on 10th January 2018
Employment law changes expected this year
2018 and it's time to look ahead to the changes due to take effect within Employment Law.
2017 was a busy year for employment…
Posted on 3rd January 2018
Indefinite carry over of unpaid annual leave approved by European Court
All employees and workers in the UK are entitled to be paid for 5.6 weeks holiday per year.
However, with the recent rise in ‘…
Posted on 7th December 2017
Uber drivers entitled to specific employment protections following Tribunal ruling - Update
Employment Appeal Tribunal has rejected Uber's appeal against the Employment Tribunal's original decision.
In our previous blog…
Posted on 20th November 2017
The end of Tribunal Fees?
In a significant ruling on 26 July 2017, the Supreme Court unanimously decided that the issue and hearing fees, which were introduced to…
Posted on 28th July 2017
The Taylor 'Good Work' Report of the gig economy: the key points
Partner Debbie Fellows discusses the key points from the recent Taylor 'Good Work' Report. The report, Good Work: The Taylor Review of…
Posted on 14th July 2017
What is Flexible Working?
Our specialist Employment Law team discuss flexible working and the implications it has for Employers.
The recent 2017 Modern…
Posted on 9th June 2017
Learning Points for Approaching Stress at work
Employment Law specialists provide key points of consideration when dealing with Stress-at-work.
It is likely that stress will…
Posted on 25th May 2017
Stress in the Workplace
A recent NASUWT survey has reported that 83% of school staff in the UK feel their job has had a negative impact on their health and…
Posted on 25th May 2017
Sickness Rates Lowest in over 20 years
Recent figures from the ONS have recorded the lowest number of days lost to sickness in the UK since 1993
In 2016 it is reported…
Posted on 15th May 2017
Zero Hours Contracts at Record Levels
Analysis of the Office of National Statistics figures reported by the BBC indicate the number of people in the UK on zero hours…
Posted on 3rd March 2017
Thorntons help local employers make sense of current law employment rights
Over the last year, employment law has changed and evolved significantly making it difficult for employers to keep-up-to date with the…
Posted on 16th February 2017