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New Parental Bereavement Leave for Employees
The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 was given Royal Assent on 13 September 2018 and is due to come into effect in 2020. The new legislation gives employees who lose a child under the age of 18 or a stillborn from 24 weeks of pregnancy, a day one right to two weeks leave. […]
Read More Post-Termination Restrictions & Restrictive Covenants
In the case of Tillman v Egon Zehnder [2019] UKSC 32, the Supreme Court has clarified the law surrounding severance of restrictive covenants in employment contracts including Post-Termination Restrictions. What are Post-Termination Restrictions? Post-Termination Restrictions are restrictive covenants typically found in an employment contract to restrict and/or prohibit an ex-employee taking up employment with a competing company, […]
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Spratt Endicott Supports Cherwell District Council with Local Housing Initiative
Spratt Endicott Solicitors are working with Cherwell District Council on the Build! project which will see an alternative source of affordable housing become available across the Cherwell district. Build! offers people the chance to get involved in completing their new home. The homes are built up to watertight shell stage and then the purchasers come […]
Read More Government scraps controversial fee hike
The government’s recent u-turn on a rise in probate fees is undoubtedly good news for anybody who will be responsible for administering the estate of a deceased family member or friend. What is a Grant of Probate? A grant of probate is an official document that gives a named executor the authority to deal with […]
Read More What powers to make gifts does my attorney have?
A group of recent test cases have brought attorney’s powers to make gifts on behalf of the donor in to the spotlight. Attorneys have powers to make gifts on behalf of the donor but only in certain circumstances. Donors that try to give their attorneys (donee) too much power in the first instance through their […]
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Is it misconduct for an employee to make covert recordings at work?
Covert recordings by employees may affect compensation at an employment tribunal and may be found to be misconduct. According to ACAS just because covert recordings made are ‘very distasteful’ or ‘discreditable’ does not mean they are inadmissible as evidence. In the recent EAT case of Phoenix House v Stockman, it was found that it was […]
Read More New EAT Case on Whether On-Call or Standby Time may be Working Time
There are special rules relating to the National Minimum Wage dealing with time spent “on call” or on “standby” outside normal working hours, or overnight when they are permitted to sleep on or off an employer’s premises, but are otherwise available for work when required. Workers have been held to be working (and therefore entitled […]
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Debt Recovery: Maximising your Chances of Recovery
Good credit control can avoid the need to take debt collection action. However, when a debt arises and remains unpaid, swift and effective measures need to be taken to maximise the chances of recovery. To do this sometimes, you have to hire a professional, after all, you have your business to run and dealing with […]
Read More Statutory Directors
A list of statutory Directors is shown below and is also available for inspection at the registered office, 52-54 The Green, Banbury, OX16 9AB: John Spratt Andrew Woods Lucy Gordon Hitendra Patel Carol Shaw Richard Gwynne Patrick Mulcare Guy Stephenson
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