14 February, 2012
Solicitor Robert Phillips secures coveted
benchmark.
Robert Phillips, Solicitor in Simpson & Marwick's Employment
Department, has recently been awarded the Signet Accreditation in
Employment Law at a prestigious ceremony in the Signet Library on
Wednesday
14 February, 2012
The territorial scope of the Employment Rights Act 1996 has been
the subject of litigation in the highest courts in the UK for some
years. The Act is silent on its geographical
1 February, 2012
The financial cost and consequences of Tribunal proceedings are
currently under the Government's microscope as it consults
interested parties on the proposed introduction of a system of fees
that will be payable by
23 January, 2012
Investigations are the foundation of a fair dismissal
procedure. One recent example of a flawed investigation going
under the Tribunal's microscope is Industrial
and Municipal Projects Ltd v Boyle.
In that case, serious flaws
19 January, 2012
An article has suggested that employers who use social media
sites like facebook and twitter for information about potential
employees could be at risk of a legal action, that is not my
21 December, 2011
New compensation limits have been confirmed by the Government
and will take effect in February 2012.
The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise to
£72,300, from the current maximum of £68,400.
8 November, 2011
Recent statistics suggest that the age demographics of the
workforce in Scotland may be changing. In particular, the number of
18 - 24 year olds claiming job-seekers allowance has doubled in
many local
26 September, 2011
There have been a number of cases decided at both UK and
European level over recent times leaving many confused about the
interaction between holiday pay and sickness absence. One of
the issues
22 September, 2011
It can be tempting for an employer, when hearing that their
employee who is off on sick leave is working for another employer,
to automatically jump to the conclusion that the employee
8 September, 2011
Simpson & Marwick Employment team are delighted to launch
our Employment Law Exchange Blog. This forum is dedicated to
stimulating discussions around practical issues and future insights
with fellow peers in our field.
16 February, 2012
The territorial scope of the protections available for being
unfairly dismissed contained in Section 94(1) of the Employment
RightsAct 1996 have been a matter of some contention.
The provisions in Section 94(1) of
17 January, 2012
Simpson & Marwick's employment law team now has five
partners following latest hires.
Simpson & Marwick is delighted to announce the Partner
appointments to our expanding Employment law team of Robert King
from HBJ
7 December, 2011
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the employers in the
case of Russell v Transocean.
The unions had argued that holidays must always be taken from
time that would otherwise be
14 November, 2011
When is an employee on long-term sickness absence entitled to be
paid for annual leave?
This is an area of law where there continues to be confusion -
not only among HR professionals
29 September, 2011
Three significant changes to employment law come into effect on
1 October.
Agency Workers Regulations
These Regulations will come into force on 1 October 2011. This
is an important change which those using agency
22 September, 2011
Last week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal ('EAT') shed light on
the steps an employer can take when seeking to vary 470 staff
contracts, and the impact this has on any subsequent dismissal