Sexual harrassment in the workplace - Are you ready for 26 October 2024?
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Businesses are increasingly reducing headcounts in favour of AI – how can they do so responsibly? (People Management)
2 September 2024
As the use of AI continues to increase in all sectors of work, it is essential that when employers look to…
What is the work like in a law firm outside London? (Solicitors Journal)
6 August 2024
There has recently been a growing number of lawyers choosing to swap from law firms inside London to regional firms.
What are the lessons for business from the Red Bull allegations? (Personnel Today)
26 April 2024
The Red Bull scandal provides critical lessons for businesses regarding the importance of ethical conduct and…
Employment law changes effective from April 2024
22 April 2024
A number of important changes have now come into effect. Have you updated your policies and practices to reflect these?
The gig economy: a new chapter? (People Management)
18 April 2024
A tribunal case may set a precedent for a new class of gig worker seeking to obtain employment rights.
Tata Steel threatens to withhold enhanced redundancy package (Personnel Today)
16 April 2024
Tata Steel has indicated that an enhanced redundancy package may not be available if employees choose to strike.
Avanti West Coast under fire for menopause gift bags (HR Magazine)
4 April 2024
Avanti West Coast has faced backlash after offering a menopause employee support group a gift bag that rail…
Changes to national insurance contributions: an employer’s guide (People Management)
11 January 2024
What do the changes to national insurance contributions mean for employers and employees?
Heat of the Moment Resignations (or Dismissals)
8 January 2024
The recent case of Omar v Epping Forest district Citizens Advice has highlighted the difficultly in assessing…
Directors and Managers: How to navigate changes within your team (SME Today)
15 November 2023
In the post-pandemic era, managers and directors, especially in SMEs, must navigate new challenges such as…
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
9 November 2023
The second phase of the government's reform package tackling economic crime, the Economic Crime and Corporate…
How to minimise the risk of contractual disputes (FT Adviser)
24 October 2023
Don't sleepwalk into business contracts without giving a thought to the contract terms or what they might mean.
Will the Predictable Terms and Conditions Act change anything? (Personnel Today)
3 October 2023
Individuals employed on a casual basis will soon have the opportunity to appeal for more consistent contracts…
Does the menopause workplace standard go far enough? (Personnel Today)
23 June 2023
Organisations are starting to understand the impact that menopause can have on employees’ careers and…
Wilsons Corporate team advises Richard Rivlin and the other shareholders in VesselsValue on its sale to Veson Nautical, LLC
4 May 2023
Wilsons' Corporate team has advised on the sale of the company to Veson Nautical, LLC.
Issues for SMEs in 2023 as the recession looms (SME Today)
1 February 2023
With rapid inflation and recession is now looming, what risks and issues the UK SMEs are likely to face as 2023…
Sole traders face being named if they took out Covid-19 loan (small business)
28 November 2022
Name and shame: thousands of sole traders could be caught up in bid to publish names of every small business…
Employment Insight: What’s next?
22 September 2022
What might employers expect from this Friday's emergency mini budget and from pledges the new PM, Liz Truss, has made?
Employment Insight: Managing COVID-19 in the workplace
20 July 2022
Whilst today's news is full of the extreme temperatures and the race to be the new Prime Minister, in the…
Time to breathe for debtors (Lexis PSL Restructuring and Insolvency)
12 July 2022
Lexis PSL Restructuring and Insolvency has featured a piece from Jenifer Martindale discussing the Insolvency…
Online dispute resolution platform for SME late payment disputes (Elite Business)
12 July 2022
Elite Business has featured a piece from Jenifer Martindale looking at the Government-backed proposals for an…
Companies with a sole director: The case of Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing
10 June 2022
The High Court has recently handed down judgment in the case of Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing which has implications…
Employment Insight: Public Holidays and the Queen’s Jubilee
20 May 2022
At the start of June, the country celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. An extra public holiday has been…
Do I have to use my estate agent’s chosen mortgage broker? (Financial Times)
10 May 2022
The Financial Times has featured a piece from Jayna Patel answering whether you should use an estate agent's…
Wilsons advises on sale of Blackwells to Waterstones
7 March 2022
Last week the firm's Corporate team advised Toby Blackwell and the other shareholders on the sale of Blackwells…
Employment Insight - What does ‘living with Covid’ mean for employers?
3 March 2022
The government has announced the next phase of its response to Covid, ‘Living with Covid’. We take a closer…
Employment Insight - Holiday pay developments
16 February 2022
Continuing the trend of recent years, there have been some further developments relating to the right to paid…
Employment Insight - Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus
31 January 2022
The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme, which allows employers to claim back SSP for employees off…
Changes in sickness absence requirements
21 December 2021
Employees who are off sick between 10 December 2021 and 26 January 2022 can now self-certify their absence for…
COVID-19 Commercial Rents (Coronavirus) Bill
30 November 2021
The Government has recently outlined a new draft bill to Parliament which intends to deal with outstanding…
Wilsons advises on sale of M9 to the Acora Group
19 November 2021
Wilsons' Corporate team has advised the shareholders of M9, a leading managed IT services provider, on its sale…
COVID-19 Business Insolvency Measures
30 September 2021
The COVID-19 legislation enacted by the Government in response to the pandemic has impacted on many areas of…
Wilsons advises on sale of Moving Made Easy to the Simplify Group
18 August 2021
The firm's Corporate team has advised the shareholders of Moving Made Easy on its sale to the Simplify…
When will a failure to furlough staff make a dismissal unfair?
10 August 2021
The Employment Tribunal has decided, in the case of Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited, that a failure to…
Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace: legislation due for employers
30 July 2021
The government has announced it intends to introduce a duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the…
Commercial landlords and tenants: The ban on forfeiture and CRAR extended
7 July 2021
Wilsons' Senior Partner, Peter Bourke, has been featured in the press commenting on the recent government…
Fire and rehire - is it lawful?
9 June 2021
When an employer wants to make a change to their employees' contracts, 'firing and re-hiring' has become the…
More clarity on the applicability of the mixed-use rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax
7 April 2021
The Upper Tribunal ("UT") have recently provided some more clarity on whether the residential or…
Covid-19: ban on commercial evictions extended to 30 June 2021
11 March 2021
On 10 March 2021 the Government announced that the current ban on evictions of commercial property is to be…
International Women’s Day 2021
8 March 2021
As part of International Women's Day we have some excellent articles from our experts aimed at helping women…
Covid-19 - evictions delayed to 31 March 2021
15 February 2021
The Housing Secretary gave occupiers a Valentine's present this weekend by extending the date from which…
The IR35 regime will soon be upon us – are you prepared?
19 January 2021
It was a relief to many organisations and contractors that the new IR35 Regulations ("Regulations") which were…
Vaccinations and testing in the workplace
7 December 2020
The country has seen light at the end of the tunnel with the approval last week of a vaccine, which it is hoped…
Video: Homeworking - the new reality
30 November 2020
This webinar was recorded on 26 November 2020.
In this video our Employment team discuss the challenges of…
Boundary Disputes – a new scheme
20 November 2020
From Peter Bourke, Senior Partner
As part of my extracurricular activity I am the current chairman of the…
The new Treasury Direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: what you need to know
17 November 2020
This article was updated on 18 November 2020.
Further to our previous update on the extension to furlough, the…
