Data Protection – £500,000 penalty rolled out
An area mostly ignored by smaller business – Data Protection. People have a vague idea when it might apply but as with most legislation there is a reluctance to look at it closely because of time constraints and it is seen as low priority in the bigger scheme [...]

If you have employed people before on student visas some critical changes have been made by UKBA (UK Borders Agency) on the 3rd March 2010.
These changes will not affect employees you currently employ, just those applying for visas after the March date.

In a Birmingham Employment Tribunal we have been given an excellent example of how easy it is to get hit with massive fines and negative publicity for your business because a key – but straightforward step was not taken in the redundancy process ‘Consultation’ so constituting an unfair dismissal.

In recent months there has been a lot of speculation both in the media and the courts on an employee’s right to ‘carry forward holiday leave entitlement not taken over into a new holiday year’.
Well at last some good news for business. A newsletter published by the law firm Wedlake Bell explains a recent judgement [...]