Last Wednesday marked the launch of DC Solicitors bi-annual Employment Law Breakfast Briefing series. Held at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, partners Darren Tibble, Daryl Cowan and Laurence Dunn treated the 90 guests to an engaging series of...
Welcome I have it on what I believe to be good authority that women have enough difficulty in deciding what they should wear to work generally* and the developments over the last few weeks will not have made things any easier. Firstly, there was...
The EU referendum is beginning to loom large. The choice will be Brexit (irritating but handy short-hand for leaving the EU) or Bremain (short-hand for staying in the EU which hasn’t caught on enough to be irritating). Many employers and...
As an employer or employee, you may not be aware that nearly all employees who wish to bring any sort of claim against their employer in an Employment Tribunal, are required go through an ACAS Early Conciliation Process. With this in mind, DC...
Welcome Welcome to Issue 9 of my Employment Law Snapshot. Firstly, here’s a shameless plug for our inaugural FREE Employment Law Breakfast Briefing. It’s taking place on Wednesday 8th June at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton with registration...
In light of Britain potentially leaving the European Union (“Brexit”), immigration law has become a highly contentious topic for both sides of the debate. The aim to reduce migration into the UK to tens of thousands per annum has long been on the...
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...
DC Solicitors’ very own Laurence Dunn, was delighted to be asked to speak at the recent ‘How to Keep a Healthy Workforce’ Breakfast hosted by Portsmouth City Council. DC Solicitors have been working very closely alongside...
To a large extent, the cost of ‘presenteeism’ is hidden from employers because most businesses measure the health of their staff by the level of sickness absences. Employees who continue to work whilst unwell do not accrue sickness absences. Most...
Welcome Welcome to Issue 8 of my Employment Law Snapshot. This week’s issue continues with the theme of snooping on employees, which seems to have received a lot of press coverage over the last few weeks, particularly in relation to our...
You are invited… Join us for the How to Keep a Healthy Workforce Breakfast on Wednesday 24th February at 7.30am to learn answers to questions such as: What is the cost of mental ill-health to business? What can I do to prevent mental...
Last Thursday saw the inaugural DC Solicitors Art Exhibition, which showcased the work of six talented, local artists, and provided the perfect backdrop to celebrate Darren Tibble joining the firm as a partner. The evening was very well attended...
