The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II – how to manage the bank holiday and support your staff
Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, many businesses are thinking about the best way to operate and to support their...
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Steve Tetley
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Changes to the VAT return submission process
Do you submit your VAT returns via your gov.uk online account? There are big changes being made to this process and you need to be aware...
Steve Tetley
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Contractual Disclosure Facility (Code of Practice 9) What you need to know.
Nobody likes receiving a letter from the taxman, but some letters are less welcome than others. If you have received a letter from HMRC...
Toni Haynes
- Aug 22
- 7 min
Are Dentists Workers?
In recent years, employment lawyers have seen a number of cases centring on what defines a worker, an employee or a self-employed person....
Zain Zaman
- Aug 16
- 7 min
Dismissal for medical capability – The cost of not getting the process right
When considering the process of dismissal, employers need to remember that it is a series of steps, and that even though the dismissal...
rradar
- Aug 15
- 2 min
Ex-HSBC senior leader appointed Chief Operating Officer at rradar
rradar, the leading UK litigation and commercial law firm which specialises in digital and insurance innovation, has appointed ex-HSBC...
Kiri Thompson & Priya Cunningham
- Aug 8
- 5 min
Religious Symbols and Discrimination - What you need to know
Under Section 10 of the Equality Act 2010, protection is afforded against discrimination on the grounds of religious or philosophical...
Adil Khan & Kiri Thompson
- Aug 3
- 5 min
Administering holiday pay for part-year workers
There's been a lot of legal activity surrounding the matter of holiday pay over the past few years. With each new judgement, it seems...
rradar
- Aug 1
- 4 min
The Building Safety Regulator – Enforcement powers
The Building Safety Act 2022, which incorporates many of the recommendations of the Hackitt Report on the Grenfell fire, has become law....
Kiri Thompson
- Jul 27
- 4 min
The Disciplinary and Dismissal Process - Mistakes to Avoid
The process surrounding dismissals and disciplinary issues is complex and depends on a number of different things. Get something wrong at...
rradar
- Jul 25
- 3 min
New Building Safety Regulator – what you need to know
The Act is 264 pages long and several of its provisions will not come into force for quite a while, but there are several features that...
Alastair Gray
- Jul 18
- 5 min
Working in High Temperatures – Health and Safety Advice
The current heatwave is making life unpleasant for many people but particularly those who have to work in premises that may already be...
Kenneth Cook
- Jul 18
- 4 min
Farm Safety Week – what to be aware of
18th to 22nd July is Farm Safety Week, marking the need to raise awareness amongst both businesses and workers in the agricultural sector...
Adil Khan
- Jul 13
- 6 min
Discrimination against philosophical beliefs – new landmark tribunal judgment delivered
The law on discrimination against religious belief is well known and some recent cases have served to define further what a belief is,...
rradar
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Place of supply of services for VAT purposes
If you are VAT registered and supply or receive services, you will need to think carefully about the VAT treatment. In this article,...
Richard Beschizza
- Jul 7
- 4 min
Repeal of agency staff restrictions
Following the government’s announcement on 24th June that it plans on introducing legislation letting employment businesses supply...
Robin White
- Jul 4
- 5 min
Is Long COVID a disability?
Although the worst of the pandemic is now behind us, the legacy of 2020 and 2021 still lingers; one of the areas where people are still...
Adil Khan
- Jun 29
- 5 min
Tribunal decision broadens the definition of detriment. What you need know
For responsible employers, a protected disclosure from one of their employees is a sign that all is not well within the organisation and...
Kiri Thompson
- Jun 27
- 1 min
More health care professionals can now certify fit notes
Since their introduction in 2010, in England, Scotland and Wales, only GPs can legally certify fit notes for patients where they have...
rradar
- May 27
- 4 min
Voluntary Tax Disclosures
If you are having sleepless nights about not paying the right amount of tax and worried the tax people might catch up with you, then you...
