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Early Case Assessment For Employers
Are you an employer or HR professional facing a complex employment issue that could lead to costly and time-consuming litigation? Why not ask an expert employment solicitor to help you find a solution? We can help you identify risks, form a plan, and set you on the path to resolving the problem.
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Adverse Weather – What Should The Employer Do?
As we move through winter, the weather will undoubtedly continue to be unpredictable, providing hazardous conditions on the roads and resulting in travel to work being impacted. So how should employers manage absence or lateness due to adverse weather conditions?
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What Is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property, or IP, can be described as something that a person creates using their mind. In other words, IP is essentially a product of human imagination and intellect. Examples might include a story, an invention, an artistic work, a design, or a logo.
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Advising Father Christmas On Employment Related Issues
Here at Wilson Browne Solicitors, we appreciate the fact that December is a busy time for those in the North Pole and it seems that Father Christmas is in need for some employment advice.
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The incoming ‘The Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024’ that you need to know
Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024
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A Timely Reminder Of The Rules Around Redundancy
In a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case, the EAT decided that an employee’s dismissal for redundancy was unfair as a result of a clear absence of meaningful consultation at the formative stage of the redundancy. Tom Charteress talks us through the case and reminds us of the criteria to follow when it comes to making redundancies
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Advising Father Christmas on possible expansion and/or franchising of his business
Further to the employment advice given to Snow and Noel Trading Association Ltd (S.A.N.T.A Ltd), Father Christmas is now seeking advice how to protect his current business and secret location if he opens negotiations with possible investors or franchisees.
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Christmas Gifts: Do Your Due Diligence!
Whether a Secret Santa for a work colleague, saying thank you to a friend, or sending something with love to a family member it is key that you do your due diligence.
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – The New Laws
Combining the newly passed law with the ONS’s recently published analysis of harassment within England and Wales which showed that a quarter of those who had experienced sexual harassment said it occurred at their place of work, its imperative that employers understand the new law and what it means for them.
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New Carer’s Leave Regulations
Under the Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 employees will be able to apply for up to one week of unpaid carer’s leave in any 12 month period. This will be a statutory, day one right that comes into force on 6 April 2024.
