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Recently, Prime Minister David Cameron featured in the press for taking his two full weeks’ entitlement for paternity leave following the birth of his daughter. But for the wider population, employment law solicitors believe that there is some confusion over entitlements, and that some new fathers do not take any leave at all. For employment [...]
Over the past year employment law solicitors have witnessed the surge in Employment Tribunal cases. There has been an increase of over 50% and they claim that the recession is partly responsible. Most employment law solicitors point to increased redundancies as employers try whatever they can to cut spending. Unfortunately, it appears that women are [...]
Employment law solicitors groups exist to help make sure that employee rights are respected. Of course, ensuring that employers are aware of the complexities of employment law is a major part of this role. This is why whenever there is some sort of change to UK employment law, employment law solicitors are so visible in [...]
Ensuring that the rights of workers are respected is the aim of employment law solicitors. A major part of this is ensuring that businesses and employers have a sound understanding of their legal obligations. This is why employment law solicitors groups are always keen to give out press releases and comments to the media regarding [...]
There was plenty of media coverage lately of the Prime Minister David Cameron taking two full weeks of paternity leave following the recent birth of his daughter, Florence. However, for the general population, many employment law solicitors believe that the rules are relatively complex and that this might mean some men do not take their [...]
There was plenty of media coverage lately of the Prime Minister David Cameron taking two full weeks of paternity leave following the recent birth of his daughter, Florence. However, employment law solicitors do feel that at present there is a sense of confusion over paternity leave entitlements, with many fathers taking none at all. Any [...]
Internships have fallen under much criticism in the media of late, with campaigners and employment law solicitors alike accusing them of exploiting young people, particularly recent graduates, often illegally. Whilst the employment law solicitors react angrily and express fear over the constant rise of the internship, the companies who use interns and very often, even [...]
Since the law was changed to allow same sex couples to adopt, more and more have done so. Similarly, many more women have been putting off having children until later in their life, leaving adoption as their only option if they are to become a mother. All the same, many employment law solicitors are concerned [...]
Employers should be aware of and ready for next month’s changes in the National Minimum Wage (NMW), say employment law solicitors. Following the recent outcry in the media regarding unpaid internships which were often illegally requiring young people to work for free, much emphasis has been placed on the importance of employers protecting themselves from [...]
Following a year of massive increases in the number of cases being accepted at employment tribunals, employment law solicitors and HR professionals have been expressing their concerns over the current Tribunal system. In the year to July 2010, there were 236,000 cases accepted to the Employment Tribunal, compared to only 151,000 the previous year. HR [...]
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