News & Legal Updates

Last week, Romeo Beckham unveiled his latest set of tattoos – a cross with wings (on his neck) and a “Lead the Love” piece (on his right hand). 2022 also saw Olivia Colman debut her new ink – the initials of the most loved people in her life. And I have decided that my New Year’s resolution will be to get my first tattoo. My colleagues tell me that I am too old for ink, that I will regret it forever or that I am suffering from some kind of mid-life crisis. However, if it’s good enough for Beckham and Colman, it’s good enough for me.

As highlighted in one of our previous blogs https://bit.ly/3rfRyiR, short-term lets have become a topic of controversy in Scotland.   As a consequence, the Scottish Government made a commitment to ensure that legislation is produced to provide Local Authorities with appropriate regulatory powers to address concerns of local communities and balance such concerns with wider economic … Continue reading "Short-Term Lets : Long-Term Solution?"

“I really enjoyed it – really good format and 30 minutes is ideal.” Just one of the fantastic comments Blair and I received after our first Ask the Expert webinar last week. Unsurprisingly, there were a lot of questions about the new rules in relation to isolation that came into effect from 6 January. Here … Continue reading "Ask The Expert"

At the end of last week, it was announced that Truly Travel Ltd, trading as Teletext Holidays, was another company in a long line of travel providers to enter into liquidation. Companies House information shows that Truly Travel Limited entered into a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation, as did their holding company, Truly Holdings Limited, but what is a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation, and what does it mean for consumers?

No employer (or at least no decent one!) relishes the prospect of having to take an employee through a disciplinary process, particularly where the potential outcome is going to be dismissal. In addition to having to manage what can be a challenging and emotive process, disciplining an employee or terminating their employment can carry legal risks in terms of any decision being challenged by the employee through their bringing a claim before the Employment Tribunal.

It’s the 24th of December and I’m ho-ho-hoping my Employment Law Advent Calen-deer has made a fa-la-la-la-lasting impression, or at least my Christmas puns. You don’t like them? That’s a little Rude-olph of you. Never mind. Take my Christmas quiz and feel the holiday cheer fir sure. You (candy) cane do it!

It’s the 23rd December and do you know what you get when you cross Santa Claus with a duck? A Christmas Quacker! Take a look behind door number 23 to find out who of what is there to help employers ‘step into Christmas’ with smiles on their faces!

Like a lot of businesses, Santa is looking to cut costs and improve efficiency. He’s decided to outsource the cleaning of his workshop to Jack Frost Limited, normally the task of a team of 15 elves. Are the elves protected? The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) protects certain employment rights where there is a ‘service provision change’

Due to popular demand (one listener), Simon returns for the final episode of Season 7. He is joined by Jack and Blair and they discuss three Christmas party employment tribunal claims.

For many this year, business has been difficult or slow and some employers that normally give their employees Christmas bonuses may be thinking about not paying one. Will those employers be at risk of claims?