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Large organisations across the UK economy have started to publish reports on their gender pay gap. The reports make sobering reading and reflect the low numbers of women at senior levels....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/gender-pay-gap-reporting-the-latest-reports/
We reported last year on the government’s goal of eliminating the gender pay gap within a generation: click here to read that post. Under the Small Business Enterprise and Employment...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/gender-pay-reporting-requirements-for-larger-companies/
The Taylor Review makes recommendations on a multitude of employment law issues and seeks to establish “good work for all”. On 11 July 2017, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/good-work-for-all-the-taylor-report/
There was a furore over the summer about developers making unfair charges on leasehold properties. The government is currently consulting on how to stop these practices. With the consultation due...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/government-consultation-to-stop-leaseholds-being-a-property-trap/
The government has encouraged employers to review their dress codes. Earlier in the year, the Petitions and Women and Equalities Committees (the Committees) published their report on high heels and...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/government-dress-code-guidance-expected-in-the-summer/
The BBC recently reported that fathers are ‘afraid to ask for flexible working’ believing that making such a request can harm their careers. Reference was made to the 2017 Modern Families...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/government-inquiry-into-flexible-working/
Commons committees have called for a review into equality legislation to clarify the law and bring in stronger penalties against employers who enforce sexist dress codes. Discriminatory workplace dress codes...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/government-to-clamp-down-on-sexist-dress-codes/
The growing awareness of mental health issues in the workplace is an immensely positive step forward for both employees and employers. Acas have recently published guidance that seeks to help employers deal...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/guidance-for-employers-on-dealing-with-mental-health-issues/
In a moment of Twitter madness, I agreed to join Ian Wolstenhulme, Rosie Aldcroft and Jade Hegarty on the zipwire at Zip World on 14 May. And not just any...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/help-us-raise-1000-in-3-weeks-for-action-oldham/
It’s 100 years since some women first got the vote and 48 years since the Equal Pay Act came into force. Nevertheless, many women in the workplace are still discriminated...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/international-womens-day-doing-something-positive/
We have highlighted the Chancellor’s imminent changes to stamp duty a few times in the last few months (see the links below). To recap, an extra 3% of stamp duty...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/inthe-isight-the-imminent-stamp-duty-changes-are-causing-concern/
The rules on Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) are about to change. Landlords only have until April 2018 to prepare for a tightening of the rules. Failure to do so could...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/landlords-are-you-prepared-for-the-new-epc-regime/
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a new partnership with London councils in an attempt to crackdown on rogue landlords and letting agents in London. Together with local...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/london-database-to-name-and-shame-criminal-landlords/
Suspending an employee is a significant step: make sure it is a necessary step and you know the facts before taking it. In Agoreyo -v- London Borough of Lambeth [2017] EWHC...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/make-sure-you-know-the-facts-before-suspending-an-employee/
Statistics released by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in March 2018 show that the number of employees taking claims to employment tribunals (ET) has risen dramatically. Employers need to review their...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/more-employees-seek-justice-in-employment-tribunals/
The Government has set aside £60 million of grants for small businesses in the farming industry to help them improve productivity. The grants scheme enables farmers to bid for cash to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/new-countryside-small-grants-scheme-for-agricultural-equipment/
Following an increase in media attention in recent years, a recommendation from the Parliamentary Women and Equalities Select Committee has led to new Government guidance concerning dress codes, and how...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/new-guidance-for-employers-when-setting-dress-code-policies/
Does your business employ workers who travel from home to different sites? If yes, you need to be aware of a recent decision of the European Court of Justice ....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/peripatetic-workers-travel-time-can-be-classed-as-working-time/
On 23 November, Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave his first Autumn Statement. It will also be his last: he announced that next year, the budget will take...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/property-news-the-autumn-statement-november-2016/
As a business expands or indeed starts up new commercial premises become a necessity, but there is a big difference between commercial and residential leases and as it’s one of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/property-searches-for-commercial-property-leases/
Covid-19 may have turned the world on its head, but most lenders still have the appetite to lend and many businesses and business owners have a greater need to borrow....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/providing-independent-legal-advice-in-coronavirus-lockdown/
The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) has warned employers that they must respect workers’ EU right to four weeks of paid holiday. Failure to do so could result in orders...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/respect-workers-eu-right-to-four-weeks-of-paid-holiday/
Don’t let debts fester over the holidays The last few weeks leading up to Christmas can be a frantic time. Whatever your business, there are sales targets to achieve, projects...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/review-your-cash-flow-before-christmas/
Several key changes to employment law come into force during April 2016. Here are some highlights. The introduction of the National Living Wage (from 1 April 2016) Those over 25...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/roundup-of-employment-law-changes-for-employers-april-2016/
A Manchester-based steel supplier has secured its long-term future after purchasing a property at Trafford Park, thanks to the help of Pearson Solicitors. Established in 1979, Rowham Steel Products Ltd...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/rowham-set-for-steely-future-after-property-purchase/
An increasing number of people are being defrauded on the internet. Those involved in buying and selling houses are as much at risk of falling victim to this so-called “cybercrime”...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/safeguarding-your-money-from-fraudsters-during-conveyancing/
Nothing stops for coronavirus and whilst we are all welcoming the next step in relaxing restrictions and making the most of the sunny days landlords need to remember that June 1st is also...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/safety-regulations-landlords/
We can report good news for our conveyancing team this week: they’ve been shortlisted for the “Best Small Conveyancing Firm” of the year in the LFS Conveyancing Awards. The team had to submit a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/shortlisted-the-regional-conveyancing-practice-of-the-year/
This was the interesting issue raised by Malcolm Mackay of United Employment Lawyers, a Scottish firm, a couple of months ago. He was very much of the opinion that it should...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/should-employment-law-be-taught-to-school-children/
Effect of a Brexit on the housing market Following the vote to leave the EU, there has been a pervasive air of “doom and gloom” in the news and talk about...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/stabilised-interest-rates-good-news-for-the-housing-market/
The government has launched new schemes aimed at tackling the current housing crisis. Read on for some highlights. Starter homes – good news for first-time buyers Earlier this month, the government...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/tackling-the-housing-crisis-starter-homes-and-garden-villages/
Employers who hire apprentices should be aware of a change in the law that will make it a criminal offence to advertise work as a statutory apprenticeship if that's not...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/take-care-over-the-job-title-when-hiring-an-apprentice/
If sickness prevents a worker taking annual leave, can leave be carried forward? Yes, reaffirmed the ECJ in Sobczyszyn v Skola Podstawowa w Rzeplinie, but whether or not such employment...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/taking-annual-leave-and-sick-leave-concurrently/
From 6 April 2017, the government will start to restrict basic rate, income tax relief for landlords’ finance costs on residential properties. Latest research by YouGov*, after surveying 925 mortgaged buy-to-let...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/tax-relief-changes-for-individual-landlords/
The BBC's recent revelations about their gender pay gap is shining a light on the issue of equal pay. Last week, the BBC published the salaries of 96 stars who...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-bbc-gender-pay-gap/
An employee asks you for a reference, or a reference request lands on your desk – what do you do if the person in question has not been a model...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-do-and-do-nots-of-giving-references/
Businesses can be liable for their employee’s bad behaviour… There are plenty of good reasons for ensuring that everyone behaves themselves at Christmas “work-dos” – not least the risk of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-ghost-of-christmas-future/
New rates for the minimum wage are in effect from 1 April 2016: Year 25 and over (the National Living Wage) 21 to 24 18 to 20 Under 18 Apprentice...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-new-national-minimum-wages-in-force-1-april-2016/
The pitfalls of using social media in your business …and some tips on how to avoid them Ten years ago, who would have predicted that businesses everywhere would be using...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-pitfalls-of-using-social-media-in-your-business/
Back in March 2015, the Government published a guide to cyber security for small businesses. It is worth a read… There are huge benefits in using information technology (IT) in...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/tips-on-protecting-your-business-from-cyber-security-breaches/
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