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Uncategorised  |  23:03:18
We’re switching off for Earth Hour
If you’re new to Earth Hour, on 24 March at 8:30pm (local time) everyone switches off all electrical devices for one hour. It is as simple as that.
Uncategorised  |  23:03:18
5 of the most common mistakes employers make with their employment contracts
When things go wrong between an employer and an employee and the relationship breaks down, the deciding factor can often be; ‘what does the contract say?’ As experts in employment law we see many cases involving poor contracts and see examples where both employers and employees become a victim of a poorly considered contact.
Uncategorised  |  22:03:18
Business rates: welcome clarity for commercial landlords
It has been a very active few years with a Valuation Officer arguing all the way to the Supreme Court that a property should not be reassessed for business rates when redevelopment works were being undertaken and preventing occupation, because the property was capable of being put back into the state of repair and occupied position at the material assessment date.
Uncategorised  |  22:03:18
The era of data-mining and the evaporation of trust online – What can we do?
The RWK Goodman sponsored Oxford Debate with Alice Thwaite and Matthew D’Ancona on Saturday, part of the Oxford Literary Festival, provided plenty of food for thought on the post-truth era. The emphasis was on the analysis of how people consume information in the age of stories such as the alleged Facebook data breach, and how to make people feel more secure despite the destabilisation arising from recent world events and the rapid advance in technology.
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Opinion  |  21:03:18
Self-driving Uber fatality – technological progress meets the same old excuses
As the news broke of a 49-year-old lady being struck and killed by an Uber driverless car in Arizona, it dawned on the world that this is the first fatality involving a pedestrian and a driverless car. But whilst this moment is a tragic landmark in both technology and the law, the reaction to Ms Herzberg's death is sadly familiar.
Uncategorised  |  21:03:18
Q1 2018 in Retail and Leisure: CVAs, spectacular collapses and what they mean for landlords
The beginning of the year has seen a number of casualties in the retail and leisure sectors with numerous household names entering CVAs and, in the case of the retail giant Toys “R” Us, collapsing altogether. Various retailers and leisure operators are falling foul of an increasingly challenging and competitive marketplace but what are CVAs, why have there been so many, and how will landlords be affected by them?
Uncategorised  |  20:03:18
Healing our divided society: Brexit Britain
In June 2016, the United Kingdom voted by a 52 to 48 percent to leave the European Union. The impact of the vote on the UK continues to be a contentious subject. The result exposed the social divisions across age groups, by location, and economic class at the heart of modern day Britain.
Uncategorised  |  20:03:18
Calculating holiday pay for term-time workers
In an important decision this month, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that calculating holiday pay for part-time or term-time workers based on the established calculation of 12.07% of annualised hours is not correct. Going forward, this ruling could also affect the way holiday pay is calculated for casual and zero hours workers, as well as employees with variable or irregular hours.
Uncategorised  |  19:03:18
Dental practice sale/purchase key issues – associate agreements
When buying or selling a dental practice, it is vital to make sure that the value and goodwill of the business is adequately protected. That’s why you should carefully consider the nature and content of the associate agreements.
Uncategorised  |  19:03:18
WITNESS APPEAL: Did you work at or attend these schools in Croydon and South East London in the 1970s – 1990s?
Our specialist asbestos claims team are investigating how the late Pauline Sparkes may have come into contact with asbestos during her working life.
Uncategorised  |  16:03:18
GDPR – handling a breach
In the fifth blog in our series on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Kate Benefer, an employment partner at RWK Goodman, explores the issue of how to prepare for a potential breach of the GDPR and your obligations in the event of the loss or misuse of data under your control.
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Uncategorised  |  16:03:18
Will MPs outlaw unpaid trial shifts?
MPs debate a parliamentary bill that seeks to make unpaid trial shifts illegal. The bill, if enacted, would require employers to pay staff on trial shifts the national minimum wage as well as providing...
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