Welcome to our latest departmental newsletter. The focus this month is on our Corporate and Commercial team. DeBrieF FACTS: Andy McNish – a partner in our Corporate and Commercial department – discusses Transparency; Forthcoming Changes to Company Law. The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill is currently going through Parliament. It’s a bit of ragbag... Read the rest of this entry →
Welcome to our December 2014 Employment Law Newsletter, keeping you up to date with changes in employment law and informing you of recent case developments over the last month. CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS Businesses should factor in overtime when calculating holiday pay In Bear Scotland Ltd v Fulton and others the Employment Appeal Tribunal has handed... Read the rest of this entry →
The Social, an invitation-only networking group for those in the property & construction sectors which Davis Blank Furniss is involved in, has raised £4,400 at its Christmas lunch for Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention. Genesis is the only UK charity entirely dedicated to the prevention of breast cancer. Angela Wrobel, corporate fundraiser, spoke at the event:... Read the rest of this entry →
The Government’s Autumn Statement included a number of facts that might be of an interest to employers. It would appear that out of the half a million new jobs created in the last year, 85% of those were for full time position, leaving only 15% of part time posts. The majority of jobs having been... Read the rest of this entry →
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Charlotte Tyrer – Solicitor in our Family and Private Client teams – demystifies the complex issues around child maintenance
7 things to do in Manchester this summer
Shiva Shadi – Partner & Head of Employment – discusses electronic recordings for internal meetings
Tom Knightley from our Corporate & Commercial team asks: Letting Agencies – Do your standard T&Cs protect you properly?
