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Interview – Red Shift Radio – Feb 2019 #LocalLunch
Alf and Jen from Employment Law Solutions were at Red Shift Community Radio (Community Radio Station) to help listeners understand the ins and outs of employment law and how, the team at Employment Law Solutions, can help. Listen Online...
We’ve Joined The SCQA!
We’re delighted to have joined the Social Care Quality Alliance (SCQA). The SCQA is a is a group of friendly local businesses with one clear goal – to help Care Homes improve their profitability. The group meets once a month at free seminars where local business...
Alf on The Business Show!
Alf was recently interviewed by Des Machin on The Business Show for This Is The Cat, 107.9fm. Amongst other questions, he was asked why he set the company up in the first place and what advice he would give to people who want to start their own business. During the...
Employees To Benefit From Queen’s Death!
“London Bridge is down” are the words which will be uttered when Queen Elizabeth II passes away to start the ball rolling on communicating the news to the world. It is widely known that news channels practice broadcasts and have pre-recorded news pieces ready for the...
Employment Tribunal Claims: Up, Up, Up
The fee to bring employment tribunal claims was abolished in July 2017 after the Supreme Court held that they were unlawful and unconstitutional. A direct comparison between April to June 2017 (when there were fees in place) and April to June 2018 (when there were no...
Self-Employed Contracts – No Risk?
According to a recent BBC report there has been a 15% rise in the number of self-employed people since 2001. It could be argued that a large proportion of this increase has occurred due to the gig economy, utilising short term contracts carried out by self-employed...
Parental & Bereavement Leave Changes
Last May, during Children’s Hospice Week we decided to try and shed some light on bereavement leave entitlements. We explained that at that moment in time, the law did not allow any paid time off for bereavement leave. It did however allow for an employee to take a...
Do I Have To Advertise A Vacancy?
A client recently asked us - if I advertise the job do I legally have to display it at the job centre? Answer - No. There are no advertising obligations placed upon employers in relation to where they place a vacancy or indeed, that it has to be advertised at all.
A Nice Way To Dismiss
When dismissing an employee, employers often think that they are helping their employee by toning down the reason for dismissal, rather than directly addressing the employee's flaws. Unfortunately, a fabricated reason that is intended to make the dismissal easier on...