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Review of the Legal Changes to Confidentiality Clauses

In some recent high profile cases involving harassment and discrimination it appears that confidentiality clauses may have been used to silence potential victims.  The Government has now issued a consultation document seeking views on how this might be prevented in future. What is a Confidentiality Clause? [...]

By |2020-03-17T14:22:32+00:00March 26th, 2019|

Probate Fees to increase substantially in April 2019

The fees paid to Government to obtain a Grant of Probate are set to rise, hitting bereaved families from April 2019. What are the new Probate fees? Probate fees for estates valued at over £5,000 are currently fixed at £215 (or £155 for families who use [...]

By |2025-01-21T17:44:37+00:00March 15th, 2019|

Asda Equal Pay Claims – Latest Court of Appeal ruling

The Court of Appeal has issued its decision in the long running case of Asda Stores vs Brierley, where female Asda checkout staff have brought an equal pay claim arguing that their customer facing role is being undervalued compared to warehouse worker colleagues. In 2017 the [...]

By |2019-08-28T11:42:11+01:00February 21st, 2019|

The Cost of Death Certificates nearly triples

The General Register Office (GRO) have introduced large increases in the cost of copies of birth, marriage and death records from 16th February 2019. Families registering a death will now be charged nearly triple the amount following the price increase.  Death certificates have risen from £4 [...]

By |2019-08-28T11:44:14+01:00February 20th, 2019|

Government consultation on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents

The Government has announced a proposal to extend redundancy protection for women and new parents.  A consultation paper has been published following recommendations made by the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices in 2017. Currently, under regulation 10 of the Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations [...]

By |2019-08-28T11:44:38+01:00February 14th, 2019|

Workers at courier firm Hermes to get fixed wages and holiday pay

New Contractual Rights for Couriers The GMB trade union have struck a ground-breaking deal with courier firm Hermes this week. Under the new agreement the 15,000 gig economy couriers will be able to opt in to become “Self-Employed Plus” workers giving them the access to new [...]

By |2019-08-28T11:45:19+01:00February 8th, 2019|

The Government Publishes Proposals for UK Employment Law Reforms

In a long awaited follow up to Matthew Taylor's Good Work Review of July 2017, the Government has now published a series of proposals to update UK employment law. Despite claims that it is the biggest reform of employment law in 20 years, it perhaps more accurately [...]

By |2019-08-28T11:47:43+01:00December 19th, 2018|

The “Gay Cake” case: Ashers Bakery found not guilty of discrimination

Bakery owners who refused to supply a cake bearing an iced message in support of gay marriage were entitled to follow their religious beliefs and were not guilty of any form of discrimination, the Supreme Court has ruled in what has been dubbed by the media [...]

By |2019-08-28T12:02:36+01:00October 16th, 2018|

Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay takes a step closer

In October 2017, we outlined the proposed right for recently bereaved parents to take two weeks of Parental Bereavement Leave following the loss of a child under 18.  The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 has just received Royal Assent and the law is now expected to [...]

By |2018-09-19T17:01:41+01:00September 17th, 2018|
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