The Employment Rights Bill and Autumn Budget 2024 will introduce key changes, including day-one unfair dismissal protection, guaranteed hours for zero-hours workers, and higher National Insurance contributions from April 2025.
Minority shareholders can protect their interests by using voting rights to block misuse of assets, pursuing unfair prejudice claims, or taking legal action through derivative claims against directors or majority shareholders who mismanage company resources.
Grandparents can use trusts as a powerful tool for inheritance planning, allowing them to gift assets to their grandchildren while maintaining control over how and when the funds are distributed.
Unlock your business's potential to reclaim interest on unpaid debts and legal costs. Learn your rights under contracts and the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 1998.
Employers are legally required to give employees certain key information at the start of the job in what is called a written statement of particulars. In this article, Lydia addresses four common mistakes and how to avoid them.
In this article, Lydia looks at the different types of employee dismissal, the service requirements, and the risks to employers. She offers tips to avoid those risks, and also touches on constructive unfair dismissal.
When an employee leaves, your commercial interests may be vulnerable if they go on to work for a competitor. It is therefore prudent to take steps to protect confidential information.
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We are proud to partner with the Uckfield Chamber of Commerce in recognising and celebrating the outstanding achievements of businesses in our community at the highly anticipated Uckfield Business Awards 2024
Returning to work from family leave can be a significant adjustment for some employees. In this article, Lydia explains what Keeping In Touch days are, their benefits, best practice, how not to use them, and pay arrangements.
As a minority shareholder in a business, you may be frustrated with how the directors are running the company. Deryn Foutlines how your solicitor can help if you are a minority shareholder concerned about excessive director remuneration.
Simon Steele-Williams, a Partner and Dispute Resolution Solicitor with Parfitt Cresswell, looks at how to manage this situation, and how risks can be mitigated if dealt with in the right way by taking early advice.