Commercial Alerts
Employees Fined £73,700 For Breaching Data Protection Act
Employers will often be in the firing line where breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 are concerned. However, the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") can bring criminal actions against employees.
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Tribunal Recommendations – Another Headache for Employers
In the recently reported case of Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle v Delambre (2011), the Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that Employment Tribunals have very wide powers to make recommendations to employers to eradicate discriminatory cultures or practices in addition to making awards of compensation.
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The Bribery Act -
Alternative Energy
First guilty verdict in corporate manslaughter hearing - upheld
Shared Ownership of Property
Beware Service Charge
Empty Building? Act now to save money!
Employee’s Beware of Careless Use of Social Media!
An employee has been held to have been fairly dismissed when he sent a private, offensive e-mail from his home computer to the private home computer of one of his work colleagues.
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Do You Pay VAT On Your Rent?
Beware VAT change on 4th January! Click "More" for info.
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HSE Prosecutions
Figures released by the Health & Safety Executive in 2009/2010 state that 1033 offences were prosecuted by the HSE, with a further 287 offences prosecuted by local authorities.
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Employment Club Meeting
Details of upcoming employment seminars and other seminars of interest can be found on our Events page
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HIP Packs no longer required
The Equality Act 2010
May 2010
After many years under discussion, the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 came into force in October 2010. However, what does this mean for small businesses and employees?
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Inevitable Consequence of Age is Not Age Discrimination
April 2010
In the first case on indirect age discrimination to reach the Court of Appeal, the Court has rule that the regulations only prohibit proven and unjustified age discrimination – not perceived unfairness.
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Health & Safety Sentencing
Feb 2010
The Sentencing Guidelines Council have published detailed guidelines for Judges when sentencing companies for deaths arising from Health and Safety Breaches and Corporate Manslaughter.
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New Disclosure Obligations for Companies -
New legislation which took effect on 1 January 2007 requires companies and limited liability partnerships to disclose additional information
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Agricultural Occupancy Conditions
This wording has evolved over many years and therefore the precise wording of a particular condition must be checked carefully.
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New Fire Regulations
As from 1 October 2006 new Fire Regulations [technically the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005] came into effect, replacing most of the previous legislation at a stroke.
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Section 106 Agreement
If you apply for Planning Permission, your application may be approved subject to a requirement that you should first enter into a formal legal Agreement with the Local Authority under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
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Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
The introduction of new legislation has dramatic implications for landlords, property managers and occupants of HMOs
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Personal Licence Holders And Relevant Criminal Offences
What happens now if having got your Personal Licence you are subsequently charged and successfully prosecuted for a relevant criminal offence?
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Death and your Premises Licence
Have you thought about what happens to your licences when you die?
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Higher Stowford Planning Application - Toller Beattie resists
We have recently been successful in preventing a Planning Application from going ahead in relation to an agricultural worker's dwelling at Higher Stowford, Halwill, on behalf of a neighbouring landowner.
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Foreign Workers and Business Transfers
If you are considering buying a business, you will now need to ensure that you are not taking on illegal employees following changes in the Law which took effect on 29th February 2008.
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