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12 October 2012

Trial periods and flexible working requests

The Flexible Working Commission (the "Commission") has published a report which recommends that employers should be able to use trial periods following a flexible work request. The legal position The…

9 October 2012

ABS approval enables Abbiss Cadres to create unique, integrated approach to HR-related services and employee engagement

Abbiss Cadres LLP is delighted to announce that it has been authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as a new style Alternative Business Structure with effect from 1 October, 2012.…

27 September 2012

Abbiss Cadres’ ABS approval featured in Legal Futures

27 September 2012, Legal Futures features an article on Abbiss Cadres' Alternative Business Structure launch. Read the full article here

25 September 2012

Harmonising terms and TUPE

The EAT have issued a reminder of the consequences of harmonising terms following a TUPE transfer. This case involved a tender for a contract to provide learning services to offenders…

13 September 2012

Rethinking mental health in the workplace

The new Bill The Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill was debated in Parliament on 14 September 2012 and the government has confirmed that it intends to back this bill. The changes…

22 August 2012

Proposed new Employment Tribunal rules

A new set of rules has been proposed designed to streamline the operation of Employment Tribunals. The proposed rules Mr Justice Underhill, the former president of the EAT, has issued…

22 August 2012

The price of justice – the new fee regime in the Employment Tribunal

The Employment Tribunal has announced the new fee regime which should come into force in the Summer of 2013. The new fee structure Justice will now come at a price…

14 August 2012

TUPE, property transactions and a change of client

The service provision rules under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) do not apply when there is a change in the client who receives the new contractor’s…

13 August 2012

How to cure a potential constructive dismissal

An employee who was vindicated by his employer following an unfair suspension could not claim constructive dismissal. Employment contracts contain express and implied terms. One such implied term is the…

6 August 2012

Do independent contractors have worker status?

The Court of Appeal held that a doctor who provided services to customers of a clinic was a ‘worker’ and accordingly could bring claims for unlawful deductions from wages and…