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The definition of disability for the purposes of the Equality Act is that a person must suffer from a) a physical or mental impairment and b) the impairment has a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/defending-employment-claims/disability-discrimination/
Most employers will, at some stage, have to deal with misconduct by a member of staff. In such circumstances, it is necessary to ensure that a full and fair procedure...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/managing-employee-issues/disciplining-dismissing-employee/
There are five potentially fair reasons for dismissal under Section 98 of the Employment Rights Act 1996:- Conduct Capability Redundancy Breach of a statutory right Some Other Substantial Reason of a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/managing-employee-issues/disciplining-dismissing-employee/sosr/
How to go about dismissing a senior employee. It sometimes happens that, say, on a change of ownership of a business or a change in direction that a decision is...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/managing-employee-issues/executive-terminations/
An employee is entitled to receive a contract of employment setting out standard terms which are detailed in the Employment Rights Act 1996 within two months of commencing work. Generally, however, the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/workplace-policies/employment-contracts/
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Bullying happens and it can happen everywhere, in the playground, sometimes in the home and sometimes in the workplace. As an employer, you have a legal duty of care to protect...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/workplace-policies/workplace-bullying/
An Employer’s Equality, Inclusion and Diversity Policy should clearly set out the employer’s approach and methods it uses to avoid discrimination at work and to actively promote equal opportunities. In an Equality, Inclusion and...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/workplace-policies/equality-inclusion-diversity/
A comprehensive IT and Communication Systems policy should be designed to promote effective work communication and practices, such a policy should deal with the necessity of equipment security and passwords and systems...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/workplace-policies/it-communication-systems-policy/
Maternity policies set out the statutory rights and obligations of employees who are pregnant and will set out the employers responsibilities during pregnancy and whilst the employee is on maternity leave....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/workplace-policies/maternity/
Paternity leave policies set out when an employee may be entitled to paternity leave and paternity pay and the arrangements for taking this. A paternity leave policy could detail that...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/workplace-policies/paternity-leave-policy/
A Case Study by Susan Mayall Looking at LinkedIn A problem arose for a client this week which will be of interest to employers. This client encourages its employees to actively network...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/social-networking-post-restrictive-covenants/
Have you found out that an ex-employee has gone to work for a competitor and is breaking a restrictive covenant? If you find that an ex-employee has gone to work...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/business/employment-law-business/restrictive-covenant-solicitors/enforcing-restrictive-covenants/
GTD Healthcare Case Study
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/gtd-healthcare/
A case study, by Partner and Employment Law Solicitor, Susan Mayall One of my employer clients was wanting to look at the way they calculated holidays for members of staff...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/flexible-working-bank-holidays-and-employees/
We were contacted by an employer client who owns a number of nurseries and had witnessed a heated argument between an assistant manager and one of the room supervisors. The...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/helping-a-client-to-avoid-a-costly-unfair-dismissal-case/
National Lockdown v3 – 5th January 2021 As you are no doubt aware, we have again been placed in National lockdown, which is currently stated to be effective until the end...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/employment-law-solicitors/coronavirus-and-my-job/individuals-government-advice/
Furlough Leave The Government is issuing new information regularly – further clarification and more details for employees during coronavirus – updated April 6th 2020 Who can be furloughed? Anyone who is on...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/employment-law-solicitors/coronavirus-and-my-job/coronavirus-covid-19-qas/
In 2013, the government increased the fees for taking an employment law issue to an Employment Tribunal (ET) and also introduced a fee remission scheme (the Scheme) for ET claims....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/higher-fees-reduce-access-to-employment-tribunals/
The proposed High Speed rail link (HS2) has hit the headlines again after the government announced its preferred route on 15 November and started consulting on some of its plans....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/hs2-route-announced/
Maternity leave can give rise to a number of issues for employers. In this blog, we deal with pregnant workers' rights and recent Acas guidance to support parents of sick or premature babies. Pregnant employees' protection...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/maternity-leave-issues-for-employers/
We’ve recently seen an increase in enquiries from people wanting to challenge a relative’s will or make a claim if they are not provided for – so much so that...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/more-people-are-disputing-their-inheritance-or-lack-of-it/
Summer’s here – and we have some top tips for you to consider if your business is quiet over the holiday period. If your business is quieter over the summer months, use...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/top-tips-to-improve-your-business-over-summer/
Figures released last month have revealed that over one in ten (11%) of working people have yet to begin paying into a pension pot. Worryingly, this includes nearly one in...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/1-in-10-people-not-saving-anywhere-near-enough-for-retirement/
More people are going to court to challenge Wills because they feel they have been unfairly left out. Nationally, research shows that one in four people would go to court...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/1-in-4-would-contest-a-will/
Most people are back at work after the Christmas break and many have returned with a clutch of new year’s resolutions. Popular choices include healthy eating, getting fitter or spending...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/10-new-years-resolutions-for-directors-and-business-owners/
Pensions remain the most tax efficient way to save for retirement. With the new freedoms removing any lingering barriers to accessing funds and passing on unused funds on death we...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/10-reasons-to-pay-into-your-pension-before-april/
What has the financial services sector learnt? The financial crash after the Lehman Brothers collapse saw the biggest global monetary crisis since the end of WW2. It led to a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/10-years-on-from-lehmans/
Mr and Mrs A both had to go into residential care. Their house needed to be sold in order to pay the care fees. Unfortunately they were both unable to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/why-should-i-make-a-lasting-power-of-attorney/
Mr C died in 2013, without leaving a Will. He was unmarried and had no children, but was survived by his father who was entitled under the intestacy rules to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/what-can-happen-if-you-dont-make-a-will/
Mrs. A. was an elderly widow who was concerned that, upon her death, her only daughter an alcoholic, would have access to more money and drink herself to death. Pearson...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/how-can-a-trust-help-me/
A cataract is a clouding of the lens inside the eye which leads to a decrease in vision. It is most often associated with ageing. The vast majority of cataracts are treated...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/clinical-negligence-solicitors/preventable-sight-loss/cataract_surgery_negligence/
Pearson Solicitors have successfully completed a number of negligence claims involving delayed diagnosis and treatment of retinal detachment. What is retinal detachment? The retina is a thin lining at the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/clinical-negligence-solicitors/preventable-sight-loss/retinal-detachment/
Across the UK many people who need Glasses or Contact Lens to correct eyesight issues are turning to Laser Eye Surgery as an alternative. Laser Eye Surgery or Laser Vision...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/clinical-negligence-solicitors/preventable-sight-loss/laser-eye-surgery/
We have experience in securing explanations and financial compensation for clients who have suffered avoidable and preventable medical conditions in the following medical areas; Accident and Emergency – Missed or late diagnosis, failure to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/clinical-negligence-solicitors/other-avoidable-medical-incidents/
We regularly act for clients who have experienced either misdiagnosis of or delay in diagnosing a Heart Attack (sometimes referred to as a myocardial infarction). The patient’s medical history is...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/clinical-negligence-solicitors/other-avoidable-medical-incidents/avoidable-heart-attack/
Compensation Awarded for Lithium Toxicity Case We acted for a client after a series of errors which lead to the failure to recognise the danger of raised lithium levels. This resulted...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/individuals/clinical-negligence-solicitors/other-avoidable-medical-incidents/lithium-poisoning/
An independent elderly lady suffered a debilitating stroke after a failure in communication led to her missing vital anticoagulant medication for a heart condition. Our Medical Negligence Team recently secured...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/avoidable-stroke-and-death-leads-to-recovery-of-105000/
Pearson Solicitors’ Medical Negligence team are handling a case of a new baby where failure to escalate the case to a senior paediatrician led to her deterioration and death within a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/baby-loss-due-to-negligence/
When a client turned to us following delays and misdiagnosis at Tameside Hospital we secured a £150,000 settlement after her symptoms of Cauda Equina Syndrome were missed. Our client was...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/cauda-equina-syndrome-missed-by-tameside-hospital/
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