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Who are you hiring?
Self- employed or employed will have ramifications on you and your company in terms of your rights and your tax liability. Find out how to tell the difference.
Companies Act 2006 delayed until 2009
The Government announced last week that the full implementation of the Companies Act 2006 will be delayed until 1st October 2009. The news has generated mixed feelings. Some companies will be grateful for the extra year within which to switch from the 1985 Act to the 2006 Act. Others, who have already started [...]
Employers: Do not question the Doctor’s orders!
In a recent case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal an employee who had been refused sick leave by her employer despite the fact that she had produced a medical certificate signing off work due to stress won a substantial award of compensation. The court rejected the employer’s argument that it could rely on a clause [...]
Unfair Commercial Practice could send you to Prison
April 2008 should see the implementation of the “Unfair Commercial Practices Directive” which will result in changes to the existing UK consumer protection laws and will have ramifications on the legal liability of all companies. For a start, engaging in ‘unfair’ commercial practices will become a criminal offence.
Princess Margaret’s ‘illegitimate love child’ in court battle over wills
A 51 year old accountant, who claims that he is the illegitimate child of Princess Margaret, applied to the High Court seeking an order that would allow him to see the wills of the late Queen Mother and late Princess Margaret. He said the purpose of his application was to identify whether the Royal wills [...]
Snooping on your employees?
A recent case in the European Court of Human Rights served to remind employers about the laws concerning the privacy of employees and their web/email/telephone usage.
Am I employed or self-employed?
The status as self- employed or employed will have ramifications on you and your company in terms of your rights and your tax liability. For example, a person who is self-employed will be able to claim expenses against tax and a company will have to pay for PAYE deductions and NICs for its employees. [...]
Man convicted of manslaughter sues train company for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A killer, who was one of the victims of the Ladbroke Grove rail crash, sued train operators claiming loss of earnings after his act of manslaughter. Although the train company admitted that they had been negligent the High Court judge ruled that he could not claim any money after the date of the manslaughter.
Kerrie Gray, 47, [...]
Company Information – Your Email Footers and Website.
Many companies in the UK are not currently aware of a new law that came into effect on the 1st January 2007, courtesy of the European E-Commerce Regulations 2002 and the The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006.
Blogging Terror
These provisions operate in conjunction with the Terrorism Act 2006 and make it an offence to encourage acts of terrorism or disseminate terrorist publications, including where such actions take place online.
Longer holidays!
The draft Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (which were recently released) are phasing in an increase of 1.6 weeks of leave for workers.
Buying or renting Property
Today we are going to briefly outline the laws you need to know about before starting the daunting task of buying or selling a property.
No Smoking Please
The 1st July is set to become one of the largest health shakeups in modern times. Like it or loathe it, England will be following the rest of the UK with its smoking ban.
Your Consumer Rights
Every day we find ourselves in a shop of sorts or buying something online, but are we really that aware of the laws that govern these activities or the regulations in force that protect us, the “consumer?”
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