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What Does Working Under Protest Mean?
An employment contract is an agreement between you and your employer which outlines the rights and...
Summer 2023 – Important Employment Law Updates
Summer 2023 saw several changes to UK employment law, including the introduction of the Workers Protection Bill. What implications do these regulatory amendments and introductions have for your organisation?
How to Exit a Shareholder and Prevent Conflict
Whether it’s a voluntary decision, a merger, partnership dissolution or simply a disagreement, exiting a shareholder can be a complicated process, so it’s important that you have the legal framework in place.
Your Guide to Data Subject Access Requests in the UK
While every individual has a right to request and receive a copy of their personal data, DSARs can sometimes be used as a litigation tool or a way to cause disruption. In this guide, we explore your responsibility as an organisation.
What are the Advantages of Robust Commercial Contracts?
Forming the backbone of any business relationship that you embark on, commercial contracts clearly define mutual obligations and any actions that could taken should they not be fulfilled. In this blog post, we explore the benefits of having commercial contracts and suggest things to include when drafting them.
Friend or Foe? AI and ChatGPT in the Workplace
Artificial intelligence – such as ChatGPT – promises to change the way we live and work. But are these advanced tools friend or foe to the employer and their employees?
Employment Law Update
Whilst the Employment Bill, initially promised by the Government in 2019, has not yet come about, there are some key changes in employment...
Annual Increase in Tribunal Limits
In April 2023, the government introduced the Employment Rights Order, a bill that would increase tribunal limits. In this post, we explore what that means for both employers and employees.
How Important is a Shareholders’ Agreement?
The relationship between shareholders and partners is often compared to that of marriage; it is certainly one to take very seriously. What steps can you take to protect yourself in the event that things go wrong?
How Should You Handle Malicious Grievances at Work?
Lodging a workplace grievance might be a very long and even stressful process, but some employees are making false claims maliciously. Could you spot a genuine concern from one that is artificial?
Case Law Round Up
Hope v British Medical Association (2022) This case provides a degree of comfort for employers, in that it shows it’s possible to dismiss...