By Amy Cornelius RICS has recently published the latest edition of its service charge code for commercial properties. The Service Charges in commercial property (1st Edition) comes into force on 1 April 2019 and affects commercial property only. The new…
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…
DFA Law was founded in October 1838 by a Northampton born man called William Dennis. Mr. Dennis was joined in partnership by Dr John Faulkner in 1876 and in turn they were joined by Charles Alsop in 1910 and the…
There are a number of ways in which the parties can attempt to resolve an employment dispute and reach a settlement, either before or after it becomes the subject of an Employment Tribunal claim: They may negotiate directly and enter…
As part of our firm's sponsorship of Northampton Town Football Club, we are invited to attend the Sponsor's evening, which was held at the PTS Academy stadium on Tuesday 16th October 2018. Property paralegal Jo Harrison and Receptionist Sharon Jones…
For the purposes of this article we are assuming that an employee has an entitlement to 5.6 weeks holiday and although they receive overtime payments (at a rate of pay higher than their basic pay) for any work done outside of normal working…
We are often asked questions about how best to calculate the holiday entitlement of workers who do not work the “traditional” full-time working pattern of 5 days per week with set hours. In a series of forthcoming articles we will consider how…
Staff who are shifted between one employer and another have a right to work under the same terms and conditions as before – but what happens if such provisions become obsolete? A tribunal tackled that issue in a guideline case…
Social landlords sadly often have to evict nuisance tenants – but what are the correct procedural steps that have to be taken if they are disabled within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010? The Court of Appeal addressed that issue…
Every sensible business owner is aware that today’s trusted employee may become tomorrow’s competitor. However, as a High Court ruling showed, with the right legal advice and professionally drafted employment contracts, powerful steps can be taken to discourage disloyalty. The…
