by Anna Denton | Nov 13, 2014 | News
Welcome to the second in our series Knowledge November – our video and notes focus on the mechanics of Shared Parental Leave and how it actually works in practice. Remember, if you have questions at the end, just ask and then check out the answers on our web...
by Anna Denton | Nov 11, 2014 | Holiday, News, overtime
One of the questions that arises from last week’s decision in Bear Scotland v Fulton as regards holiday pay and overtime is whether employers can distinguish between different types of overtime. In Tarmac Roadstone Holdings Ltd v Peacock the Court of Appeal...
by Anna Denton | Nov 6, 2014 | Articles, News, parental rights, Videos
During November 2014 we are going to focus on the new Shared Parental Leave legislation that will come into force in December, and apply to the parents of children who are born or adopted from April 2015. We will be covering: Who will be eligible and what happens if...
by Anna Denton | Nov 6, 2014 | Articles, News
Under the National Minimum Wage Act, employers can pay those who are under the age of 19 and apprentices or over the age of 19 but in the first year of their apprenticeship a special rate, which was introduced in 2010. Currently that rate is £2.73 as opposed to a...
by Anna Denton | Oct 31, 2014 | News
The professionalism & speed of service provided by Refreshing Law was , well, refreshing! I particulary liked the monthly invoicing, so I knew where I was . The suprising ( but extremely welcome) was the level of support I received during my case. The best bit ?...
by Anna Denton | Oct 30, 2014 | Articles, News, parental rights
Q: Does it make any difference if the parents are same sex? A: No it doesn’t matter what sex the parents are although clearly only a woman is going to be in a position to curtail her maternity leave or pay. The key is the person having...