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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...
workplace wellbeing
Uncategorised  |  16:03:18
Managing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
With the statistic that 1 in 6 British workers are affected by mental health issues each year and estimated to cost the UK £35 billion annually, what can you do as an employer to actively support and promote workplace wellbeing?
Disinformation in the Post-Truth Era
Uncategorised  |  13:03:18
The post-truth era through the lens of a specialist defamation lawyer
Much debate has been stimulated by Donald Trump’s tweets and press conferences regarding the concept of truth. Trust in traditional and social media has abated significantly over the last decade, with the impact of...
How networking makes yo live longer
Uncategorised  |  12:03:18
How networking makes you live longer – the importance of social health in an era of “infobesity”
Management systems have been slow to catch up with the information overload suffered by most of today’s businesses / professionals. Whilst people can access the expertise necessary to optimise their diet, exercise, and other...
Uncategorised  |  12:03:18
Termination payments and tax – changes are approaching
You may think you know the position on termination payments and tax; up until recently it has been relatively simple to calculate. However, the Government has recently embarked on a series of reforms which bring about significant changes to the tax and NICs treatment of termination payments. Ironically, the Government’s aim was to simplify the legislation; however, the new rules remain complex.
Uncategorised  |  12:03:18
Claim for 89-year-old former power station worker settles more than 40 years after he was first diagnosed with an asbestos-related condition
RWK Goodman have recently settled a claim for compensation for a former power station fitter who worked at Hams Hall Power Station in the West Midlands for 30 years. Mr R was born in...
Uncategorised  |  12:03:18
WITNESS APPEAL: Did you work at or attend Beechwood Primary/ Infant School, Woodley, between 1975 and 1981 or Bulmershe School, Woodley between 1981 and 1987?
Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by a local woman who has sadly developed mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer. We are investigating how she may have come into contact with asbestos and...
Uncategorised  |  12:03:18
Brexit and intellectual property
I posted a blog on the likely effects of Brexit on intellectual property back in July 2016. A year and a half on, and with negotiations between the UK Government and the EU moving along at a pace considerably slower than a skeletal sled, has any progress been made and is anything more certain? In this blog, I review the position and provide an update.
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