Mrs A. Thompson –v- Scancrown Ltd, trading as Manors In a case that received widespread media coverage, a former estate agent was awarded £184,961.32 in compensation following finding of indirect discrimination in relation to failure to grant flexible working request By…
Can Job Adverts breach the Equality Act 2010? By Michael Nadin - Employment Law Specialist In a recent job advert (that was quickly deleted) a Lancashire football club sought a new general manager and made it clear that flexible working…
DFA Law are very pleased to sponsor Earls Barton United U10's for the 2021-22 football season. Here is a photo of the team ahead of a pre-season friendly, wearing the new matchday kit for the first time. Partner at DFA…
A former nursery manager Simone Cousins from Northampton has won an Employment Tribunal claim against her former employer The Nannery Limited. The successful claims were for discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the grounds of pregnancy, unfair dismissal and unreasonable refusal…
By Michael Nadin Update on employment Status claims Establishing “worker” status (as separate from being self-employed) creates access to a number of rights, including: Protection from unlawful deductions from wages Entitlement to receive the national minimum wage Entitlement to paid…
HM Treasury met earlier this week to discuss, amongst other things, the current Stamp Duty deadline of 31st March 2021. At the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the UK housing market took an instant hit as investors…
By Michael Nadin - Associate Solicitor The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was originally due to end on 31 October 2020, when it would be replaced by the new Job Support Scheme (JSS). However, on 31 October 2020, Prime Minister…
Head of Family Law, Rachel Adams has again been listed in the Chambers and Partners guide for 2020/21. Chambers and Partners is an independent research company operating across 200 jurisdictions delivering detailed rankings and insight into the world's leading lawyers.…
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…
UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE USE CLASSES ORDER By Amy Cornelius A complete overhaul of the current Use Classes Order comes into effect on the 1 September 2020 with the dual aim of: better reflecting the increasingly diverse range of uses…