Nov 29, 2022 National NHS guidance published on support measures for menopausal women in the NHS By Stevens & Bolton LLP Following on from the Menopause in the Workplace podcast which my colleague, Chantelle, and I recorded last month, it is really...
Nov 28, 2022 Winter is coming... is Joules simply one of the first to feel the "cold" recession bite? By Georgie Barrow Joules is the latest retailer to announce that it is appointing administrators, following its failure to attract investors to save the...
Nov 28, 2022 M&S employee made redundant during the pandemic unfairly dismissed due to her dyslexia By Stevens & Bolton LLP A former employee of Marks and Spencer (M&S) has been awarded over £50,000 in compensation after it was found that she had been unfairly...
Nov 23, 2022 Long-term sickness absence is at a record high By Rebecca Berry There has been a marked increase in the number of people absent from work due to mental illness, and other disabilities. This increase is...
Nov 21, 2022 Fixed recoverable costs rules for claims up to £100,000 delayed until October 2023 By Stevens & Bolton LLP The government has recently announced that the introduction of new rules extending fixed recoverable costs to all fast track cases...
Nov 18, 2022 UK government orders reverse of Chinese takeover of Britain’s largest chip plant By David Draper The UK government has this week published a decision concerning a £63m takeover of Newport semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia Newport...
Nov 17, 2022 Employers advised to take seriously instances of accent discrimination By Sarah Taylor The Sutton Trust, campaigners for social mobility, have recently published a report on the prevalence of accent discrimination in the UK,...
Nov 17, 2022 Does supporting a football team amount to a protected belief? By Stevens & Bolton LLP In a timely judgement given the imminent start date of the first winter World Cup, a tribunal has ruled that even lifelong support of a...
Nov 16, 2022 The resale of fast fashion - a redeeming quality or one to reject? By Georgie Barrow In recent months, fast fashion brands Pretty Little Thing (PLT), Shein and Zara have entered into the resale market. PLT launched PLT...
Nov 16, 2022 The King's coronation - an extra day's holiday? By Rachel Collins The Prime Minister has announced an additional bank holiday on 8 May 2023 to mark the coronation of his His Majesty King Charles III,...
Nov 14, 2022 Private companies and the low carbon economy By Jessica Gregson Private small or medium-sized companies within the UK are currently not required by law to produce any environmental reports or...
Nov 11, 2022 FTX bankruptcy: how do you solve the problem of crypto-assets in insolvency? By Lucy Trott Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy in the USA after the proposed bail-out by rival exchange, Binance, fell through...