The best employment Law Solicitor’s Nottingham
The Best Employment Law Solicitors in Nottingham Lanshaws has been ranked one of the three best Employment law solicitors and Nottingham, with Lanshaw’s Employment law experience in handling settlement agreements and employment disputes for employees’ tribunal claims and employers’ HR consultancy in and around Nottingham for the last 15 years The three best of have said […]
Furlough scheme due to end
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, more commonly known as the furlough scheme, is due to end on 30th September 2021. Employers should have been thinking about what will happen when the furlough scheme ends. The purpose of the furlough scheme was to enable struggling businesses to retain their workforce during the pandemic until they were […]
What is whistleblowing?
A whistleblower is one who brings to light any sort of information or activities which relates to suspected wrongdoing or dangers at work. There are laws in place to protect people that effectively blow the whistle from retaliation by their employers if they make a protected disclosure. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 outlines the circumstances as […]
Breach of Contract – Employer
A contract of employment is a legal agreement made between an employer and employee. A breach occurs when the employer or employee breaks a term of the contract such as an employer not paying wages or an employee not working their agreed hours. It is recommended that all employees have a written Contract of Employment […]
What are Employment Tribunal Claims?
Employment tribunals are tribunal public bodies in England, Wales and Scotland that have statutory jurisdiction to hear many types of disputes between employers and employees. The most common of these disputes relate to redundancy payments, unfair dismissal and employment discrimination. When a party makes a claim they will have to present to the Employment Tribunal […]
What does a Staff Handbook consist of
A staff handbook, sometimes referred to as an employee handbook or manual, is a document issued to employees outlining important information relating to the company procedures and policies. It is usually issued to employees at the start of employment and should be updated by the employer on a periodic basis as appropriate. It is also […]
Avoiding a claim for unfair dismissal
It is stated in the Employment Rights Act 1996 that there are potentially five fair reasons for dismissing an employee – redundancy, conduct, legality, capability or some other substantial reason. What constitutes ‘fair’? The word fair in this particular circumstance has been defined by a mix of codes of practice, law and case law. The […]
The budget 2016 – what does this mean for small businesses?
For the people who may have missed it George Osborne delivered his third budget in the last 12 months. This is a Budget that puts the next generation first and delivers security for working people, but still making the necessary steps in the government’s long-term economic plan. The 2016 budget reduces the deficit, achieves a […]
Absence in the workplace – Employer
It’s inevitable that people are going to be off sick from time to time at work. If you’re in a respected workplace, most employees will feel bad about letting their colleagues down. Staff absence can put your business in a tricky situation, particularly if you have no policies in place for dealing with it; also […]
Travel Disruption
Travel disruption, from time to time can affect an employee’s ability to get to work or even at all. In situations like public transport cancellations all the way to severe weather, employers and employees should consider how this could impact your workforce. Always plan ahead The best thing to do would be to put a […]