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February 2012
Putting lawyers in touch with the youth of Oldham
Pearson Hinchliffe partner, Michael Pitt, takes over as 2012 Oldham Law Association President.
MoreDownward revision of employment compensation limits
29th January 2010
Following the one-off increase of the maximum ‘week’s pay’ to £380 in October 2009 there is to be no further updating of this in February. However, the usual recalculation has now been done for three other important figures in the Employment Rights (Revision of Limits) Order 2009 SI 2009/3274 and, because of the strange economic times, this has led for the first time to these figures being reduced:
- the limit on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal goes down from £66,200 to £65,300 (giving a normal maximum of basic plus compensatory award of £76,700);
- the maximum guarantee payment goes down from £21.50 to £21.20 per day
- the minimum compensation for an individual excluded or expelled from a trade union in contravention of TULR(C)A s 174 goes down from £7,300 to £7,200.
The changes take effect on 1 February 2010.
There has also been an announcement that SSP (Statutory Sick Pay) is to remain at £79.15 but SMP, SAP and SPP are to rise to £124.88, presumable from April 2010.
Revised Code of Practice
The revised ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities was brought into effect on 1 January 2010 by SI 2009/3223
Source HIREL Bulletin
January 2012
Company and commercial law reforms to reduce red tape
Companies of all shapes and sizes have been asked for their views on how to tackle unnecessary bureaucracy in company and commercial law.
MoreJanuary 2012
Increase in unfair dismissal qualifying period will apply only to new employees
From 6 April 2012 the qualifying period of service for making a claim increases from one to two years.
MoreJanuary 2012
Maximum compensation for unfair dismissal increases from 1 February 2012
Annual revision of employment tribunal award limits and other amounts payable under employment legislation.
MoreDecember 2011
Health and safety laws to be cut by half
Government plans to slash health and safety red tape will mean substantial savings for small firms, business groups have said.
MoreNovember 2011
Weight Watchers case: the importance to employers of employment status.
The Upper Tier Tribunal holds 1,700 ‘leaders’ at Weight Watchers were employees for tax purposes.
MoreSeptember 2011
How to Conduct a Disciplinary Hearing
A recent presentation by Employment solicitor, Susan Mayall, setting out the stages for handling a disciplinary, referencing the ACAS Code of Conduct.
June 2011
ACAS Advice leaflet “Holidays and Holiday Pay”
Download the guidance covering arrangements for holidays and holiday pay.
October 2010
Recent Case Study: Commercial Landlord and Tenant - An Authorised Guarantee Agreement
Authorised Guarantee Agreements keep the original tenant on the hook in case a third party assignee defaults; they should be drafted with care.
July 2010
Recent Case Study: Doing Battle in the Boardroom
How Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law helped members of the Board of Directors achieve the outcome they sought in their boardroom dispute with a senior executive director.
May 2010
How the Mergers & Acquisitions team helped Lanes Group PLC achieve their LAS sell-off
Drainage specialists dispose £12.3 million majority stake in Lanes Assistance Services.
March 2010
PH Employment Direct
The Employment team at Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law have created PH Employment Direct - a user-friendly and simple service that gives you access to the best advice at the end of a phone 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
February 2010
Oldham Construction Sector
On 3 February 2010 Corporate Commercial partner Roger Hinchliffe delivered a presentation entitled, ‘Joint Ventures’ to the Oldham Construction Sector group.
January 2010
Debt Recovery Service
With our specialist commercial Debt Recovery service you can significantly increase the speed and likelihood of recovering the money owed to your business.