Nov 23
Anti-Bullying Week takes place from 13 to 17 November 2023. The Anti-Bullying Alliance is encouraging the public to ‘help make a noise to stop bullying.’ While the charity’s focus is...
Oct 23
‘One in ten people are estimated to have dyslexia according to the British Dyslexia Association,’ says Sally Togher, Head of Employment at Raworths. ‘Dyslexia awareness week runs from 2 -...
Aug 23
Obtaining a court judgment for payment from a debtor can be a huge relief, particularly where a dispute has been contested. However, enforcing that judgment and actually obtaining payment can...
Aug 23
Using a settlement agreement to bring an employment relationship to an end, and effectively wipe the slate clean, can be very useful. But, to start the conversation, employers need to...
Jun 23
There are many reasons why shareholders fall out. Most companies in the UK are small owner-managed businesses, which are family businesses or have been started out by friends with a...
Jun 23
According to the Office for National Statistics, before the Covid pandemic only one in eight working adults reported working from home at least once during the previous seven days. This...
May 23
Other than the usual April updates to statutory rates, it looks deceptively quiet on the regulatory front for employers. But the end of the year could see the biggest shake-up...
Mar 23
Destruction of damming evidence by defendants in anticipation of litigation is a frequent occurrence and can make the difference between a win and a loss at Court. So how can...
Mar 23
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recently released an interesting analysis of data extracted from the 2021 Census regarding relationship status. The key themes from the report include the...
Feb 23
Warranties and indemnities are frequently included in commercial agreements. Their aim is to provide a right of redress where one party provides to another critical information which later turns out...
Feb 23
Performance management can be distracting, challenging and time-consuming,according to Deborah Boylan, Partner and Head of Employment at Raworths. The first challenge is to determine if this is a capability issue...
Jan 23
Business partnerships are like any other relationship. There needs to be trust, commitment, an understanding as to respective roles and a shared vision. Unfortunately, business relationships can fall apart just...
Jan 23
Have you ever spotted someone wearing a lanyard with a sunflower as a means of indicating that they have a non-visible disability (also known as a hidden or invisible disability)?...
Dec 22
For a business to grow and prosper, it is vital that the people at the helm get on and have a shared vision about key issues of strategic importance. Where...
Dec 22
Christmas parties are a great chance for employees to have fun together and for employers to treat their staff as a ‘thank you’ for their hard work during the year....
Dec 22
An emergency can arise from many foreseen and unforeseen situations, the most common being fire, flood, explosions, vehicle impact and spillages. Serious damage to business premises can inflict long term...
Nov 22
If you have entered a business contract which does not, with the benefit of hindsight, accurately reflect the terms that were discussed, or which contains a fundamental error or misunderstanding,...
Nov 22
Recent advances in technology mean that there are now numerous ways to monitor employees, including via a webcam on staff computers or by checking browser histories, email content and phone...
Sep 22
Being dismissed for misconduct can have a devastating impact on an employee’s future job opportunities. Before fairly dismissing someone for misconduct, employers must be able to show that they reasonably...
Aug 22
Recruiting the right senior executive can be an immense benefit to a company if they bring the right mix of skills, experience, and contacts to the business. It is not...
Jul 22
This year’s Queen’s Speech was surprisingly light on employment law developments, with the omission of the long-awaited Employment Bill. However, the last few months have seen a couple of announcements...
Jul 22
Many businesses are still run as a traditional partnership. Indeed, they have many advantages including the ability to keep financial information confidential, less onerous compliance with statutory rules for companies...
Jul 22
It is not uncommon for individuals to be asked to attend court to give evidence on a matter which does not concern them directly. Perhaps you were a witness to...
Jun 22
Most acquisitions run smoothly with buyers feeling satisfied that they have purchased the business they expected. But just occasionally, buyers come to the conclusion that they have paid too much,...
Jun 22
Being dismissed for misconduct can have a devastating impact on an employee’s future job opportunities. Before fairly dismissing someone for misconduct, employers must be able to show that they reasonably...
Mar 22
The law gives five potentially fair reasons for dismissal, including breach of a statutory duty or restriction and some other substantial reason capable of justifying dismissal. The most commonly used...
Feb 22
When a key employee is about to leave, employers look to minimise damage to their business and may wish to keep the employee away from customers and commercially sensitive information....
Feb 22
If you agreed to enter a commercial contract based on factual or legal statements that now turn out to be untrue, what can you do? It may be possible for...
Feb 22
The impact of getting employment status wrong for your staff has never been more significant following the case of Smith v Pimlico Plumbers. The Court of Appeal has: decided that...
Feb 22
When a business is faced with a dispute, legal proceedings are quite rightly seen as a last resort. There are many forms of well-known alternative dispute resolution (or ADR) available...
Jan 22
Many businesses are now at the stage where they have planned their longer-term working arrangements for staff who may be office-based, remote working, or a hybrid arrangement. Some of the...
Dec 21
Many commercial contracts include a provision which requires compensation to be paid, by one party to another, in the event that certain terms are not complied with. But are you...
Dec 21
Many businesses have suffered financially during the Covid crisis, and creditors have been urged to show restraint to avoid sending otherwise viable entities to the wall. But as remaining coronavirus...
Nov 21
According to Care UK, three million people in the UK are juggling work with unpaid caring for disabled, seriously ill, or older loved ones. NHS England reports that carers are...
Nov 21
With the UK economy having undergone the largest contraction in living memory, disputes between landlords and tenants are increasing as pressure mounts on commercial occupiers to find ways to diversify...
Nov 21
In an episode of the Netflix series House of Cards, the American First Lady Claire Underwood opens the door of her huge refrigerator and stands there cooling off from a...
Oct 21
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, has just come to an end, on 30 September 2021. The scheme was introduced in March 2020, to help...
Sep 21
This is a question which our Dispute Resolution team are frequently asked by commercial clients. They say: “It may seem a little odd but sometimes a party to a dispute...
Sep 21
When businesses come together with common interests and pooled talent great things can be achieved but like any relationship can it all end in disaster? Unfortunately, joint ventures are frequently...
Aug 21
Outgoing tenants often leave property behind at the end of their tenancy and this can create several considerations for landlords: do they have to store these items, and if so...
Aug 21
Despite all your best efforts to recruit and retain the right key executives, sometimes things just do not work out as planned and it becomes evident that it will be...
Aug 21
It is understandable that businesses will frequently have a standardized internal procedure for collecting in debts. Perhaps reminder letters to debtors after 14 days, followed by more serious letters making...
Jul 21
Despite the success of the vaccine programme, the impact of the pandemic on businesses will continue for some time. For example, when the furlough scheme ends in the autumn, it...
Jul 21
The third and final article from Liz Pollock looks at the role of Covid testing in the workplace. The government considers rapid testing to be a vital part of the...
Jul 21
In the second article from our mini-series, Liz Pollock continues to offer guidance and practical tips for employers as staff return to the workplace following the lifting of restrictions this...
Jul 21
It is no secret that the courts are struggling to clear the backlog of commercial cases which have built up as a result of the coronavirus, or that this backlog...
Jul 21
If you are an employer then you, like many others, are probably trying to work out the best means of managing your staff and productivity now that ‘Freedom Day’ has...
Jun 21
The official government message encouraging people to work from home is expected to end with the final step out of lockdown. For many employees though, homeworking is here to stay....
May 21
While the predicted lockdown baby boom has not materialised and the birth rate is similar to 2020 (down just 0.5%), family caring responsibilities have been more evident in the last...
Apr 21
The statutory definitions of the three categories of employment status have long been criticised as being unclear, and over the years a body of case law interpreting these definitions has...
Mar 21
It would be wrong to assume that as a director you are top of the tree and untouchable. Instead, a director is accountable to the company, shareholders and creditors by...
Mar 21
While the UK may now have a trade deal with the EU, businesses have spent the first part of the year picking through the detail to figure out what it...
Mar 21
After postponements in 2019 and 2020, the 6 April 2021 is the third date scheduled for the off-payroll working rules to be extended to the private sector. The purpose of...
Feb 21
The rollout of the vaccination programme has been welcomed as the beginning of the end for the Covid-19 pandemic. For many employers, ensuring their workforce is vaccinated is an important...
Dec 20
While some people are enjoying working from home, this is not the case for everyone and the negative impacts over several months are taking a toll on some employees. ‘Employers...
Nov 20
The viability of many businesses is on a knife edge and flexibility in scaling the workforce up or down at short notice has become increasingly important. For many employers, keeping...
Oct 20
As the Chancellor’s coronavirus job retention scheme enters its final phase and the prospect of a return to normal business seems distant for many companies, some employers are having to...
Sep 20
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, there is increased momentum in addressing racial inequalities at work. But this is against a backdrop of significant and long-standing barriers...
Feb 20
If you’re involved in a commercial property transaction then it’s advisable to have proper Heads of Terms (HOTS) in place from the outset. These documents are important in that they...
Jan 20
Shareholders' agreements are strongly recommend in closely held companies to regulate the affairs of the company and the relationship of the shareholders. There are a number of provisions one would...
