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13th January 2023
Holiday pay for part-year and casual staff – are you calculating this correctly?
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) entitle a full-time worker to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’ (28 days) paid annual leave. Part-time workers are still entitled to 5.6…
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Government proposals for flexible working
The government has recently published its response to its consultation on updating the law on flexible working. The proposals include the right to request flexible working from day…
18th November 2022
Domestic abuse policy seeks to help victims and perpetrators alike
A leading East Anglian law firm has announced it is set to help both victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse with the development and implementation of a Domestic…
News
29th September 2022
The Legal 500 2023 results
Ellisons Solicitors is once again delighted to have been recommended within the Legal 500 directory. The firm received notable mentions within the following practice areas: Commercial Property, Corporate and Commercial, Employment, Immigration, Claimant…
Insights
6th September 2022
How does redundancy work?
Businesses of all sizes can find themselves in a continual state of evaluation and re-evaluation over strategy and staffing requirements in a constantly shifting economic landscape. This can…
News
24th August 2022
Ellisons Solicitors advises on the sale of Aquatronic Group Management
Ellisons Solicitors recently advised the majority shareholders of Aquatronic Group Management (“AGM”) in connection with the sale of the group for an undisclosed sum. Based near Colchester and…
Insights
11th August 2022
Is withholding company sick pay where an employer considers illness is being feigned, a fundamental breach of contract?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently confirmed in Singh v Metroline Limited, that an employer’s refusal to pay an employee contractual sick pay in certain specific circumstances, was…
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Discrimination arising from disability and objective justification
In the recent case of Department for Work and Pensions v Boyers the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given useful guidance on dismissals following long term sickness absence…
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Philosophical beliefs and transgender issues
The rights of transgender individuals have been in the spotlight in recent years and there has been heated public debate concerning gender theory as it relates to trans…
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Part Year Worker Holiday Pay
The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Harpur Trust v Brazel, caught the headlines last month as the holiday season got under full swing. Whilst it does…