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If you are assessed as having significant ongoing healthcare needs you may be able to benefit from a free package of care known as NHS Continuing Healthcare. If eligible, the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-true-cost-of-care/
As homeowners in the North West continue to mop up after the recent floods and keep a keener eye on weather forecasts we must also turn our attention to how...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/we-will-check-out-flood-reports-before-you-buy-a-house/
Weekend births are more dangerous for both mother and baby, a recent study has shown and the safest day to be born is a Tuesday. The study by Imperial College...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/weekend-is-risky-time-to-give-birth-study-shows/
In April Chancellor George Osborne provided the over-55’s the freedom to cash in their qualifying pension pots and take control of their lifetime savings. We are increasingly finding that our...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/your-pension-pot-and-divorce-dividing-up-the-assets/
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Otero Ramos v Servicio Galego de Saude has ruled that employers must now carry out an individual risk assessment for breastfeeding mothers returning to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/risk-assessments-required-for-breastfeeding-mothers/
Recent research shows that 1 in 5 UK workers attempt to hide their disability from their employer. The same study shows that over half of disabled people feel that their...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/responsibility-of-disabled-employees/
Employers need to take head as Employment Tribunal claims have increased over the past year now fees have been scrapped. The Ministry of Justice has published the employment tribunal quarterly...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/employment-tribunal-quarterly-statistics-for-april-to-june-2018/
Extra hours worked over and above normal shifts on a regular basis could be now calculated as part of holiday pay – court rules The case of when to add...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/holiday-pay-and-overtime-what-employers-need-to-note/
Following weeks of soaring temperatures, it seems our long summer is here to stay, and although it has been welcomed by many with open arms, it’s important to remember the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/hot-weather-working-how-to-survive-the-heat/
Is it unfair to dismiss an employee for proselytising? Not if the proselytising is improper, held the Court of Appeal in Kuteh v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. Religious beliefs...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/never-discuss-religion-and-politics/
Non-disclosure agreements have been in the news recently after claims that they have become mere gagging orders for undesirable workplace practices. They were initially designed to prevent staff sharing trade...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/non-disclosure-the-facts-behind-the-headlines/
The question in the recent case of Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Ltd was whether a company could be legally liable (Vicarious Liability) for the actions of their employees even at...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/responsibility-of-a-company-during-work-related-parties/
In Quintiles Commercial UK Ltd v Barongo, it was established that Mr Barongo, the claimant, was dismissed, on notice, for concerns over his recent conduct. Originally, this was seen to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/serious-misconduct-can-result-in-dismissal-without-warning/
The Court of Appeal is the most recent court to review the case of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake and Shannon Rampersad [2018]. Principally, the case deals with zero-hour contracts...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/sleep-in-workers-only-earn-whilst-awake/
Following the Matthew Taylor Good Work Review, the Government has announced what it calls the biggest overhaul of Employment Law in twenty years. The key proposals are as follows: 1)...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-biggest-overhaul-of-employment-law-in-twenty-years/
Discrimination in relation to the provision of goods and services is prohibited under Part 3 of the Equality Act 2010 but has, in more recent years, seen a rise in...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-equality-act-2010/
In the recent case of Colino Sigüenza v Ayuntamiento de Valladolid and Others, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was asked to consider whether a five-month halt...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/transfer-of-undertakings-regulation-2006-tupe/
Can a series of small acts of misconduct from an employee, over time, amount to a reason for dismissal, despite none of the acts being classed as gross misconduct? Yes...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/unfair-dismissal-and-discrimination/
When is notice for dismissal effective? Is it when the letter is received, signed for, or only effective upon when the employee reads the letter and is informed of their...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/when_is_notice_for_dismissal_effective/
Pimlico Plumbers and another v Smith [2018] UKSC 29, will remain a key authoritative legal source when it comes to employers classifying their staff as ‘workers’ or ‘independent contractors’ for...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/workers-and-independent-contractors/
Today’s business leaders and employers need to consider gender equality as more than just women's rights. Gender discrimination affects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. As an employer it is...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/workplace-discrimination/
Pearson have strengthened their Family team this summer with the appointment of solicitor Emma Kendall. A solicitor with 10 years’ experience Emma will be specialising in divorce and all aspects...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/matrimonial-solicitor-joins-the-family-law-team/
Pearson’s Property Assistant, Alison Brown, has successfully completed year 2 of her exams in the Council for Licenced Conveyancing Course and hopes to soon be a fully qualified Licenced Conveyancer. ...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/exam-success-brings-more-experience-to-pearsons-commercial-team/
Just as employers recover from the Euros and tennis… here we go again! It doesn’t seem long since we warned employers to plan ahead of the Summer of sport,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/just_as_employers_recover_from_football_here_we_go_again/
In January this year the Government introduced a new IT based online system for granting Probate, but this has now stalled and some clients have been waiting up to 3...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/probate-delays-blamed-on-a-new-computerised-online-system/
The Government says it is looking to modernise the home-buying process to improve and speed up the whole process. These include a pre-contract financial commitment ‘which would be forfeit should...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/solicitors-welcome-government-plans-to-speed-up-conveyancing/
Making tax simple is part of a proposed review of Inheritance Tax – something which affects many of our clients. Sarah Finnigan unpicks the issues: Inheritance Tax is one of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/unpopular-inheritance-tax-due-for-review/
It was a good day at the office, or should that be in court recently when one of our team reunited a man with a long lost family pet. Crowd-funding...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/dog-case-court-injunction/
Not all action against directors when a company goes broke is initiated by the Insolvency Service. Recently, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a warning to rogue directors that it...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/ico_warns_rogue_directors_not_to_expect_an_easy_ride/
Ignoring a court ruling is a foolish strategy at any time – as a man who continued to act as a director after having been banned from doing so found...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/director_who_flouted_ban_given_jail_sentence/
The Government has taken steps to halt the ‘Tier 1 Investor’ visa scheme after it became clear that it was being used to launder the proceeds of criminal activity and...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/gold_visas_scheme_relaunch_with_vetting_proposed/
In the area of intellectual property (IP) law, the small firm has every chance of defeating the megacorporation, especially as regards ownership of domain names. In one case, which underlined...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/small_businessman_beats_bmw_in_domain_names_dispute/
CARE home fees of over £4,000 have been refunded after Pearson’s took up the case of a local man. Mr Malcolm Parkin’s mother Florence was in a Saddleworth care home,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/care-home-fee-compensation-over-4000-reimbursed/
More and more employees now consider bringing a claim against their employer, the latest statistics from workplace experts ACAS reveal. The removal of tribunal fees has continued to show a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/employment-tribunal-cases-rise/
Protecting and growing wealth is often one of the main objectives clients have. There are many investment opportunities out there that are described as ‘safe,’ but many individuals feel that...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/cash-versus-bonds-which-is-safer/
It’s fair to assume that the bigger the risk the greater the reward. Though you could end up with nothing at all, or could even owe money. That’s why it’s...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/risky-business-volatile-investments-and-you/
Oldham Business Awards open for nominations again As autumn approaches, the new term is upon us it’s time to consider entering the Oldham Business Awards or nominate a colleague, client...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/oldham-business-awards-open-for-nomination-again/
With the onset of autumn couples often start thinking about themselves and their relationships and so it tends to be a key time for those considering divorce, but more recently...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/its-strictly-the-silver-splitters-heading-to-the-divorce-courts/
If you’ve been following the advance of technology in the financial sector over the past decade, you’ve no doubt heard of blockchain, the record keeping technology which had its first...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/blockchain-what-is-it/
In the wake of the Woodford debacle, there’s a lot of buzz around investments and the rationale for choosing them. So we thought it would be useful to outline what you...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/how-to-find-the-right-investment-for-you/
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