Current climate The UK Government has recently announced that it will temporarily suspend the provisions on wrongful trading for company directors for a short period. The reasoning behind...
Read MoreAs part of its package to support employers, businesses and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has published plans to introduce a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. With...
Read MoreIn these unprecedented times, the partners and staff at Gotelee would like to keep you informed of how we are planning to support our clients and partners in...
Read MoreThe Coronavirus pandemic has created a great deal of uncertainty for us all. During this difficult time, emotions are running high and placing an enormous amount of strain...
Read MoreUnfortunately, the country is likely to face a difficult economic climate for some time to come and sadly many employers will have no option other than to make...
Read MoreWhere two or more persons own a property as Joint Tenants, the property passes to the survivor or survivors. Although very unlikely, if a couple were to die...
Read MoreCurrently under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, the surviving spouse or civil partner or, where the deceased was a minor, the parents of a person killed as a...
Read MoreThe courts Whilst the courts had been functioning almost as normal up until last week, they are now vacating (cancelling) hearings that can only take place in person...
Read MoreThe private client solicitors at Gotelee have particular skills and advice for those retired, grandparents and the vulnerable. They may be instructed to advise in relation to tax...
Read MoreLast year the Court of Appeal decided, in the case of Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextall, that it was not discriminatory to pay men, who were taking...
Read MoreUse of a compulsory retirement age will give rise to a claim for direct age discrimination, unless it can be objectively justified. An employer will have to show...
Read MoreEmployees and workers have a right not to be subjected to any detriment by any act, or deliberate failure to act, by their employer on the ground that...
Read MoreLast year in Royal Mail v Jhuti the Supreme Court held that knowledge of a manager, other than the dismissing manager can nevertheless be attributed to the employer...
Read MoreAn employer is under a duty to make reasonable adjustments in circumstances where a provision, criterion or practice (PCP) puts a disabled person at a substantial disadvantage compared...
Read MoreThe Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered whether dismissal of an employee who has been charged with a criminal offence is fair. In Lafferty v Nuffield Health, the...
Read MoreCoronavirus and the implications for employers The rapid global spread of coronavirus – or COVID-19 – poses difficult questions for employers with regard to their responsibilities and obligations...
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