Category: Advice for Employers

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End of Furlough Scheme – what does this mean for employers?

It is fair to say that the Furlough Scheme has probably saved many thousands of jobs, but with its end employers are likely to be faced by difficult decisions about possible redundancies.

Post date 28 September 2021
Post author By LEXLAW Solicitors & Barristers
Post categories In Advice for Employers, Contractual duties, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employment Law, News, Workplace Guidance
Tags Compensation, employment, Employment Tribunal, Furlough, Second Opinion, Unfair Dismissal

Non-compete in employment contract held to be unreasonable and void

The coronavirus pandemic has led to many individuals losing their jobs due to redundancies and employees may wonder where they stand in relation to any restrictive covenants in their contracts. The case of Quilter Private Client Advisers v Falconer discusses the factors to be taken into account when seeking to enforce a restrictive covenant, which in this case was a 9 month non compete, which was found to be void and unenforceable.

Post date 6 January 2021
Post author By Sophia Hanif
Post categories In Advice for Employers, Breach of Contract, Civil Litigation, Confidentiality, COVID-19, Employment Law, High Court
Tags Breach of contract, employee breach, employment contract, employment dispute, Employment Solicitors, non-compete, restrictive covenant

BBRS expects complaints over COVID-19 UK Business Loans

The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) is the latest independent organisation set up to offer alternative redress for businesses that have been victim to banking misconduct.

Post date 28 September 2020
Post author By Jaron Dosanjh
Post categories In Advice for Employers, Banking Dispute Resolution Service, Banking Law, Barclays, BBRS, BDRS, Civil Litigation, COVID-19, Financial Mis-selling, Financial Ombudsman Service, Financial Services Litigation, Financial Services Tribunal, Lloyds, Media, News
Tags BBRS, Business Banking Resolution Service, Business Loans, CBILS, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, COVID-19

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Litigation: Can Recorded Conversations be used as evidence in Court?

Conversations can easily be recorded by everyday devices, but can those recordings be deployed in litigation before the UK courts?

Post date 14 April 2020
Post author By Jaron Dosanjh
Post categories In Advice for Employers, Civil Litigation, Confidentiality, Disclosure, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Media, News, Pre-action Protocol
Tags Admissible evidence, Confidentiality, Disclosure, Evidence, UK Litigation

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Should my employees work from home? How to deal with coronavirus (COVID-19) in the workplace

The government has outlined strict new measures to counter the recent outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK, which will have considerable implications for employers across the country.…

Post date 24 March 2020
Post author By Sivakumaran Sivathillainathan
Post categories In Advice for Employers, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employment Law, Working from Home, Workplace Guidance
Tags Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employer Guidance, employment, Employment Solicitors

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End of Furlough Scheme – what does this mean for employers?

Non-compete in employment contract held to be unreasonable and void

BBRS expects complaints over COVID-19 UK Business Loans

Litigation: Can Recorded Conversations be used as evidence in Court?

Should my employees work from home? How to deal with coronavirus (COVID-19) in the workplace

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