Volunteers and the law - 26th Oct 2009
Why it is vital employers follow basic rules with unpaid workers.
Useful Articles
“Harassment is a form of discrimination” - 30th Apr 2009
Employers break the law by harassing or discriminating against an employee because he or she looks after a disabled person.
Contingency planning and disaster recovery - 12th Jan 2009
Does your company have a plan?
Are the age police scouring your company’s job advertisements? - 5th Jan 2009
Employment Law Partner, Michael Pitt, on making company recruitment advertising comply with discrimination legislation.
European Parliament votes to scrap working time opt-out - 18th Dec 2008
MEPs vote to cap working week at 48 hours.
‘The ranks of the rank’. A great unwashed workforce? - 13th Nov 2008
An irreverant look at the potentially serious consequences of unpleasant habits in the workplace.
Big Brother In the Workplace - 14th Oct 2008
Half of all UK employees are now sureveiled by employers, but industrial relations could be soured.
Planning “compulsory” annual leave - 24th Jul 2008
Employers can insist that their workers take annual leave at certain times of the year – during a Christmas shutdown, for example – but only in certain circumstances.
CCTV in the workplace - 5th May 2008
From fitness centres to furniture showrooms and from tyre fitters to tool grinders, many of the businesses we visit these days seem to have closed-circuit television (CCTV).
Victimisation in the workplace - 21st Apr 2008
The Underworld garment factory in TV soap Coronation Street has never been known as the home of harmonious industrial relations.
Corporate Manslaughter Act and the events industry - 21st Apr 2008
Would you like to do a spot of sky-diving or snowboarding? Maybe you’d prefer paint-balling or parachuting? Or then again, perhaps canoeing or kayaking are more your style
Using a mobile whilst driving during work - 3rd Mar 2008
Did you hear what the Scottish safety expert is alleged to have done when he realised he was going to be late for the first-aid seminar he was supposed to teach?
iPod use in the workplace - 25th Feb 2008
Employers who invested in creating open plan offices to promote better communication now have a new barrier to contend with – the MP3 player.
Increased holiday entitlement carries £4-billion-a-year cost - 22nd Feb 2008
How does the idea of up to 40 per cent more paid time off every year sound to you? Wonderful if you are an employee, of course, but a nightmare if you own a marginal business that is only just covering its costs.
September 2010
Equality Act 2010: main provisions come into force 01 October
The Government Equalities Office announces “the vast majority” of the Act applies from the first wave of implementation.
MoreSeptember 2010
Equal pay guidance issued to SMEs
New free on-line tool allows firms to calculate equal pay gap.
MoreAugust 2010
The insured has the freedom to choose own lawyer
FSA clarifies that legal expenses insurance must not limit freedom to choose a lawyer.
MoreAugust 2010
Plans for additional paternity rights appear under threat
Uncertainty as Theresa May signals Coalition rethink of policy on parents' rights to leave, due to come in to force in April 2011.
MoreJuly 2010
Compulsory retirement age to be axed from October 2011
The Government has today launched a consultation on its proposal to scrap the Default Retirement Age (DRA).
MoreJuly 2010
Acas launches guidance on holiday rights as summer requests step up
Employers get advice on balancing requests for time off and their business needs at popular holiday times.
MoreAugust 2010
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.
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.
October 2009
M&A Opportunities
A live selection of current assignments offered by Pearson Hinchliffe Commercial Law or those of our professional partner organisation,
August 2008
Franbar Holdings Limited –v- Patel and Others
Concerning the Derivative Actions introduced by the Companies Act 2006.