On 27 December 2012, The Department for Work and Pensions announced the following proposed increases to the rates of statutory benefits: The standard rates for statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption…
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It was the clients turn to show the solicitors and barristers how clever they were at the Royds Quiz night. And in the famous words of one man and his chin…….. “didn’t they do well!”
Claims for disability discrimination in the workplace are an increasingly prominent concern among our clients, who between them employ a hugely diverse workforce. Capability dismissals are particularly complex where the employee has a disability which impacts on their performance.
Recently, one of our clients sought advice in connection with the transfer of a number of workers into their company under the TUPE Regulations as a result of a strategic merger with an industry competitor.
Poor old Vince Cable – on the radio again this morning trying (and failing) to sound enthusiastic defending the latest Government attempt to take a scythe to Employment Law.
Wild horses and 10,000 student protestors couldn’t stop the Royds Wine Tasting Evening from going ahead on 9th November 2011.
So we read today that the government has commissioned a report which apparently concludes that the Unfair Dismissal legislation is not fit for purpose and should be abolished.
The innovative ideas of our clients never cease to amaze us and we are always glad to support their initiatives whenever we can.
I attended the launch on Monday of USPG’s important new initiative for improving health in local communities in Africa and Asia via the medium of local Anglican churches. Click here to see the article.
This week, Caroline Doran joins the employment team at Royds, the City law firm, as the third partner and the seventh lawyer in its growing employment team. Caroline trained with Berwin Leighton Paisner and…
An employment law expert and Employment Judge has joined Withy King’s nationally-recognised employment team. Mark Emery has joined the firm as a Partner following eight years with a London West End firm and stints…
My employment colleagues have been busy sending information out on the Government’s recent decision to abolish the Default Retirement Age of 65 from 1st October 2011.