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Some Future Key Employment Law Changes to Watch Out For
In this article we look at some of the key changes in employment law coming in the future to make sure you are not taken by surprise. Written Statement of Key Terms/Employment Particulars on or after 6 April 2020 All workers (including employees) starting work on or after 6 April 2020 will be entitled to […]
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Warning to Keep Pay Records Including on a TUPE Transfer
Under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (NMWA) employers have a duty to keep pay records and employees have the right to request the records if they believe on reasonable grounds they are being paid less than the national minimum wage. If the employer fails to allow the employees access, they have the right present […]
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The rise in abuse of Lasting Powers of Attorney
It has been reported that the Government carried out almost 50% more investigations into abuse complaints regarding Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) in 2018. The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) had to investigate 5245 claims that attorneys had abused their position in managing the donor’s finances. An example of this was a case recently […]
Read More Working Time Directive: A change to recording daily working time?
Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 there is currently no obligation on employers to implement a system that specifically records employee’s working time. In the recent case of Federación de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE it has been found that employers must record workers daily working time to ensure they are […]
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Family Law Options for Separating Couples to Avoid Court
Increasing numbers of separating couples are, particularly where Legal Aid is unavailable, finding themselves in the difficult position of dealing with legal matters themselves. Sometimes, this leads to one or both of them becoming a Litigant in Person, meaning that they may represent themselves at Court, with all the stress, uncertainty and complexity that involves. […]
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Spratt Endicott bolsters expertise with new appointments to its Bicester team
Oxfordshire based firm, Spratt Endicott Solicitors, continues to grow with the appointment of two new members of staff to its Bicester office, bringing in added expertise to its Private Capital and Family Law teams as experienced lawyers, Paula Tedder and Sobiah Hussain, join the firm. The new appointments demonstrate how the firm provides opportunities for […]
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Spratt Endicott shortlisted for national Conveyancing Awards
Spratt Endicott Solicitors is celebrating its shortlisting for the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards – a national award that recognises excellence in the UK conveyancing market. The firm offers specialist conveyancing services from its offices in Banbury, Buckingham, Bicester and Brackley. A firm with national reach and strong local roots, Spratt Endicott is shortlisted in the […]
Read More Is it direct sex discrimination for employers to not pay new fathers at the same rate as new mothers?
In the recent Court of Appeal case of Ali v Capita Customer Management Limited it was found that it was not direct discrimination for employers to not pay new fathers on shared parental leave at the same rate as new mothers on maternity leave. So what is the background to shared parental pay? Maternity Pay […]
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Are you entitled to later life health care?
The BBC have reported (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48555199) that it is claimed that ‘thousands of vulnerable patients in England are missing out on NHS funding for care that they are legally entitled to’. It goes on to state that many are dying before getting the funding for care or are forced to sell their homes to pay for […]
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