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Employment Law - Forthcoming changes (02 February 2012) Major change ahead The government has recently launched consultations on a new system of flexible parental leave, extending the right to request flexible working , amending the Working Time Regulations in regard to annual leave, compulsory equal pay audits and migration settlements. In addition, 
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Employment Law - Variation of contract (30 January 2012) In the current economic climate, the need to ensure your workforce is flexible is never more pressing. But, tread with care when varying your employees terms and conditions of employment. If you can obtain consent from employees to a variation, then this is the preferred route and often it wi
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Employment Law - annual leave and sick employees (24 January 2012) Clarification on the position of employees on long term sick leave has been given by the courts. A recent case has confirmed that a sick employee must request annual leave in accordance with the Working Time Regulations in order to take holiday pay. Put simply the sick employee must request
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Beswicks launch 24/7 online legal service (12 January 2012) Beswicks Solicitors have harnessed the power of the internet to offer their clients access to a range of legal services at any time of the day or night, from any location. With busy careers and family lives, the majority of people now use the internet to manage a greater part of their life, such as
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Employment Law - Redundancy and suitable alternative employment (06 January 2012) If a redundant employee rejects an offer of suitable alternative employment they are not entitled to a redundancy payment. When assessing what is reasonable the courts have emphasised that the employee’s own personal circumstances are important. In a recent case, an employee of the Devon P
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