Signs of continuing fragility in the local labour market have arisen this week as three businesses have announced new rounds of redundancies to affect employees in the North West. A couple of weeks ago it came to light that Blackburn based Thwaites brewery is to make 25 employees redundant. This...
Two recent High Court cases have highlighted the importance of ensuring restrictive covenants in employment contracts are reasonable and kept up to date in line with an individual's employment progression. In the first case, an IT company sought an injunction against a former employee upon him...
Employment law reform has been back in the headlines in recent months, with Government proffering their determination to "shake-up” the laws in this area; supposedly to make it "easier for firms to hire staff while protecting basic labour rights.” One of the headline proposals the...
Whether there is a need to streamline the workforce prior to the sale of a business, or matters relating to TUPE regulations (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, there are usually employment issues arising from the sale of a business. Changes to staff...
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) has increased by 11p today, Monday 1st October 2012. The new hourly rate of pay for adults (over 21 years) is now £6.19. The rate for apprentices also increases by 5p today, taking the hourly rate of pay to £2.65 an hour. The NMW rates applicable to 16 -...