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Read moreWhy are female workers more likely than men to miss out on annual paid leave and holiday pay?
Read moreRecent analysis by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) suggests that female workers are less likely to take their full annual leave entitlement than men are. The TUC's analysis also provides a number of startling statistics such as: 1 in 14 workers are not getting their legal entitlement to paid …
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Read moreNew off-payroll tax rules will apply to the private sector from 2020: are you ready?
Read moreWith just a few months until off-payroll working tax rules apply to the private sector, tax specialist Fiona Phillips looks at the detail of the government's recently unveiled draft legislation In March this year, the Government announced that the rules relating to off payroll working, which currently apply …
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Read moreWhat's next for Brexit?
Read moreLatest reflections from partner, Paul Newbon: As the media has made us all very aware, the UK had been due to leave the EU on 29 March 2019, two years after it started the exit process, by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. However, the withdrawal agreement brokered between …
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Read moreThe complexities of a farming divorce
Read moreSeparation and relationship breakdown can be emotionally and financially challenging for everyone involved, but when it comes to farming families, the consequences are often far reaching. The emotional and practical upheaval can seem daunting and often, there are other complex and factual issues that make these cases more challenging and …
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New case law helps to define meaning of residential property
Read moreWhat is a dwelling? This might seem like a question with an obvious answer, but whether a property is residential or non-residential could make a considerable difference to the amount of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) that a property attracts, as highlighted in the recent case of PN Bewley …
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Read moreDIY wills create rise in Inheritance disputes
Read moreThe DIY approach to will writing has risen over the past few years with a growing number of people choosing to draft their own wills. By no coincidence, inheritance disputes are on the rise and have jumped 62% in two years, as the do-it -yourself approach to wills has …
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Do I Need To Pay My Employees Overtime Pay?
Read moreA recent Employment Tribunal case involving a well-known High Street store has highlighted a problem that many employers may not have addressed regarding overtime pay. In Mr J Fitz v Holland and Barrett Retail Limited (HB), Mr Fitz successfully claimed that time he spent opening and closing the Holland &…
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8 Crucial Changes to Employment Law in 2019
Read moreIt is often said that the area of law which changes the most is employment law. Well, at the moment that certainly seems to be the case. Typically the month of April brings with it a raft of updates to current regulations and revisions to rates of statutory payments. If …
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National Minimum Wage non-compliance increases
Read moreThe Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recently published its report entitled 'Non-compliance and the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage' (NMW) in which it considers the most recent figures relating to non-compliance with NMW regulations whilst making conclusions and recommendations for the Government to improve compliance by employers. …