Welcome Employment law headline of the year so far goes to the Daily Mail: “The monkey girl at London Zoo scent-marked my boyfriend and behaved like an animal: Meerkat handler speaks out over spat with a love rival that cost her job, her...
Welcome ‘Hubris’ has been the watchword of the week – mainly in the context of motor cars/ exhaust emissions/alleged wide-scale fraud. We at DC Employment avoid hubris like the plague (just as we do with cliché). Our motto is ‘humility verging on...
Welcome Welcome to the August edition of the Employment Law Update – the edition that is read on beaches and around pools all over Europe and far flung holiday destinations. In the unlikely event that you are actually doing that, you may be...
Employment Law Update Welcome At the time our last Employment Law Update landed in your inbox, FIFA was still the hugely respected and much loved governing body that ran the beautiful game. It’s come as a shock to everyone that there are...
Shared Parental Leave Video Have a watch of our video about Shared Parental Leave featuring our partner Darren Tibble. For more information regarding Shared Parental Leave see our guide here.
The Employment Law Update Welcome This week we welcome to DC Employment Solicitors a new partner, Darren Tibble (pictured). Many years ago I worked with Darren in an employment team managed by Laurence Dunn and it’s great to finally have the...
Introduction Of Shared Parental Leave The introduction of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) is the most significant change to the structure of family leave in recent years. Whilst the concept of SPL is relatively straightforward, the reality of the...
Education Updates 1 October 2013 Teachers set to strike over pay and conditionshttp://schoolsimprovement.net/teachers-set-to-strike-over-pay-and-conditions/ 6 November 2013 Inside performance related pay: how will the new system...
Changes to Immigration Rules On 31st March 2009 the Labour Government introduced the biggest overhaul in immigration rules for 45 years, with the introduction of a new Australian-style points based system which was designed to ensure that only...
Employing Children Employing children (lawfully) is far more complicated than you would expect. The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DOC) has helpfully produced a guidance document setting out the rules relating to the employment...
Snow Days When there is snow and ice about, treacherous roads, disrupted public transport and school closures can mean that staff are unable to get into work. Tricky legal and practical difficulties arise for employers: must staff be paid for...
The New Fit Notes From 6th April 2010, the ‘fit note’ procedure has stood in place of the well-known doctor’s ‘sick note’. The aim is to help get employees back to work earlier following sickness, enabling employers to...
