[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Following the announcement of the new Equalities Bill by Equality Minister Harriet Harman, amongst other reforms businesses will be allowed to ‘positively discriminate’ in favour of female and ethnic minority job candidates if they are equal to their rivals in every other respect. However undoubtedly many employers may find it hard to decide when … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]All employers are urged to take very seriously proposed changes to the Pensions Bill, which are set to make the forthcoming new pensions regime for the UK even stricter. Due for implementation in 2012, this will see a legal requirement for every company to offer their employees the opportunity to save in a workplace … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]If you are fortunate enough to be a high earner aged between 26 and 45, Gamlins is advising you to take particular care of your personal data. A recent report from credit information company Experian has found that people earning over £50,000 are nearly three times more likely than average to be victims of … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]It has been widely reported that the right to flexible working is to be extended to include a further 4.5 million parents of children aged up to 16, amid concerns that it could damage small businesses. However, the new right is to ‘request’ flexible working – a very different proposition. There appears to be … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]“A disaster for small businesses” was how the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) greeted an announcement that, under the forthcoming EU Agency Workers Directive, temporary (or ‘agency’) workers are to be extended similar employment rights to fulltime workers after 12 weeks. According to an FSB spokesperson, “Temporary workers are a useful way of responding … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Private property speculators, estate agents and developers need to understand the rules that now require all new-build properties to be covered by a Home Information Pack (HIP) or face a substantial fine. Until early April, HIPs weren’t needed for new properties. That has changed, now a HIP is needed before any form of … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Countless businesses are risking unlimited financial penalties by breaking anti-discrimination laws. Even to question a female employee or job applicant about whether she has or plans to have children is illegal under sex discrimination legislation – and there is no upper limit to the amount of compensation she may be awarded if she successfully … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]From now on, anyone building, selling or letting a commercial building may need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and recommendation report. Any owner, landlord or builder must get organised early or face a delay in receiving a certificate of completion from the local authority building inspector. The EPC shows the energy efficiency … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]More and more businesses are launching their own ‘blogs’ as a low-cost, ‘street-cred’ way of marketing themselves. However, just because it feels like an informal means of communication, a blog should not be used to over-sell the business or knock the competition. When they first started to appear in the mainstream a few years … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The legal dangers of making what might be regarded as ‘sexist’ remarks in the workplace are greater than ever before, following changes to the law that came into force 6 April 2008 Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act now mean, for example, that men who are offended by a sexist joke or banter at … Read more
With the summer holiday season fast approaching, the recent chaos at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 has caused many would-be travellers to seek clear information on the compensation they are due in the event of a cancellation or excessive delay. Fortunately, legislation called the European Union Denied Boarding Regulation is there to protect anyone departing from an … Read more
Anyone who has been penalised for speeding or being late posting their tax return has suffered the consequences of a fine. Global software giant Microsoft has just been hit by a staggering pentalty of $1.4 billion (£680.9 million) for defying earlier sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour. Last year similar fines were made against … Read more
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