The Government is too concerned with cutting the costs of the Employment Tribunal service, and this may have negative consequences for businesses, claims a leading UK lawyer.
Category: Legal Advice for Freelancers
Practical legal guidance for freelancers and sole traders covering IR35, contracts, data protection and insurance.
Is the FA breaking Discrimination Act by only wanting English Man?
With most of England preoccupied who should succeed Fabio Capello as manager of the England Football Team. There appears to be a growing majority of opinion that the person who is appointed should be English or at least British. Can the FA just seek to hire an English man? Can your business do similar? Bellamy Forde investigates.
Patent Prosecution Highway with Canada opened
A new, two-year pilot scheme, has been launched that is set to help businesses speed up the process of patent applications in the UK and Canada.
O2 Number leak opens security & privacy floodgates
The latest security breach from mobile provider O2 is a sign of cyber threats to come according to a panel of security experts.
Save Your Business by Preventing Workplace Accidents
When the Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions published its report Revitalizing Health and Safety Strategy Statement in 2000, it revealed the shocking news that the cost to the UK of work-related ill health and accidents stood at £18 billion per annum.
The Bribery Act: have you acted?
The revised Bribery Act was passed over six months ago in an attempt by the Government to clamp down on perceived business corruption. Companies and their business advisors have been tasked with ensuring the relevant procedures are now in place to prevent bribery but how many have actually taken steps to minimise the risk?
Star Wars ruling means UK companies could see the dark side of international copyright law
The Star Wars ruling last month was one of the highest profile intellectual property cases of recent years and, although at the time it was widely reported as a triumphant David and Goliath story, IP lawyer Rob Lucas from law firm Shulmans is warning that the detail of the judgment in fact makes it far easier to sue UK companies which infringe copyright laws overseas.
Where do you stand with social media law?
With over half of the entire UK population having a Facebook account, it is claimed that employers are losing £14 billion per year as a direct result of employees accessing social media sites during work hours, yet their hands are tied when it comes to disciplinary action resulting in a minefield for employers and the rules of what is acceptable and what is not are very hazy.
New intellectual property support announced for SMEs
New measures have been announced by the Government today which they believe will help SMEs to protect their intellectual property and grow their business.
Employers’ guide: What to do with striking workers
With two million public sector workers taking to picket lines in a row over pensions, an employment expert outlines the dos and don’ts for employers of striking workers. Make sure you don’t get caught out.
New intellectual property court process to boost UK business
The Government today confirmed that a new small claims service will be introduced at the Patent County Court (PCC), helping small and medium sized businesses protect their copyright, patents, trade marks and designs.
Huge increase as corporate identity fraud hits SMEs
An increase in crimes against SMEs means that, in the past year, over 15,000 small businesses claim to have fallen victim to corporate identity fraud – which can have crippling financial consequences.
Every business needs a set of T & C’s
Businesses wanting to save both time and money should revisit the basics and make sure they have in place a good set of terms and conditions.
The Phoenixes & Albatrosses in Business Recovery
Business recovery still retains some of the stigma ascribed by what some see as a traditional British reserve and lack of endorsement for vanity or ostentation. Failure is regarded by some as the just reward for getting ideas above your station.
First charged under new Bribery Act
Munir Yakub Patel, an administrative clerk at Redbridge Magistrates Court, has been the first person to be charged with an offence under the Bribery Act 2010.
