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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.
May 2012
Extra Queen’s ‘Jubilee’ Bank Holiday – Tues 5th June 2012
But should employers give staff time off?
MoreMay 2012
Director and shareholder found in contempt of court for selling company assets
Templeton Insurance v Motorcare Warranties: High Court held director of an insurance company in contempt of court for breaching a freezing order imposed against the company.
MoreApril 2012
Pearson Hinchliffe founding Partner, Roger Hinchliffe, retires
After a 5-decade long career, head of Corporate Commercial department retires.
MoreApril 2012
Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill
Sunday trading restrictions during the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be suspended.
MoreMarch 2012
National Minimum Wage rates for 2012-13 announced
The national minimum wage will increase by 11p to £6.19 an hour from October 1 2012.
MoreMay 2012
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.
April 2012
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.
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 - Patel and Others
Concerning the Derivative Actions introduced by the Companies Act 2006.