By Michael Nadin - Employment Solicitor (Associate) End of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) Although there is mounting pressure from MPs and trade unions for the government to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), even if it is…
Is it possible to prohibit relationships between employees under UK employment law? By Michael Nadin It has recently been confirmed that McDonald's British born chief executive officer has been pushed out of the company after violating company policy by engaging…
Flexible Income By Michael Nadin, Associate Solicitor Many employers now offer flexible benefits packages in order to attract and retain the most talented employees, however you may not yet have heard the concept of flexible income. It is our prediction…
Blog by Michael Nadin - Employment Law Solicitor A number of recent cases heard in Employment Tribunals have highlighted that employers regularly underestimate the risks associated with dismissing pregnant employees, or those who are taking maternity leave. This article focusses…
Associate Solicitor Michael Nadin, an employment law specialist provides 5 'Top Tips' for a new business to consider when starting out. All employees are legally entitled to receive a written statement of terms and conditions of employment and failure to…
In a workplace context, an employer can be found liable for the acts or omissions of its employees, provided it can be shown that they took place in the course of their employment – i.e. where there is sufficient connection between…
Questions asked of job applicants at interview should be carefully considered in advance and formulated with the benefit of legal advice. In one case where that signally did not happen, a 67-year-old man who was turned down for a park…
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 established a new statutory offence of corporate manslaughter (corporate culpable homicide in Scotland). An organisation is guilty of the offence if the way in which it manages or organises its activities causes…
Workers are legally entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks' paid holiday per annum (28 days). However, what happens if an employee reduces the number of hours they work, part way through a holiday year? As an example, if an…
How should annual leave entitlement be calculated for a “casual” worker with irregular hours? The fact that the Working Time Regulations (WTR) 1998 entitles all workers to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday complicates matters when dealing with workers who work irregular…