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An employee of Saville Estate Agents is suspended after (allegedly) posting racist tweets on his social media account. But, just like shaggy, he says…’It wasn’t me’! What are the risks for businesses? On the one hand, if the employee has more than two years’ service he is protected from being…
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As part of agreeing a contract with a prospective client a key element of the contract will be the term for which services or goods are to be provided; where there is a fixed project it may be that the term correlates to the delivery of the project itself, but…
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On 28 June 2021 the EU Commission made an announcement on the adequacy decision of the United Kingdom concluding that the UK’s data protection legislation, which incorporates the EU’s GDPR, was adequate. This decision is very positive for the country and especially for business who operate in the UK but…
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The government are preparing to announce a mandatory covid vaccination for all care staff caring for older people with staff being required to have the jab within the next 16 weeks or face the consequences. The Care sector is facing a recruitment crisis and experts predict the new rules are…
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Mr Kane, worked as a driver for Debmat and suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He had had several absences from work inlucidng in March 2020. On this occasion, he was spotted by a colleague (Mr Johnson) standing outside a social club smoking. He appeared to have been hiding…
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Selling a fish and chip shop or other takeaway? Looking to retire and offload your hair salon? Moving on from your corner shop business? Calling last orders on the pub you are running? On the face of it all of these businesses are very different, and indeed selling them will…
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Management Buyouts (MBO’s) are a great “win-win” for both a selling shareholder and senior management of a company who are looking to have a stake in the business. They can take many forms, from a simple buyout whereby the shares in the company are simply transferred from the seller to…
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Most of the time it will be preferable for a share or business sale to result in a clean break with all consideration being paid on the completion date. However there are situations where this is not possible or even the best way to structure the deal. These include scenarios…
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Some employers offer a settlement agreement to employees when they are leaving their job and there has been, or could be some kind of dispute. For example, there’s been a performance issue at work and your employer hasn’t followed disciplinary procedures or you‘ve raised a grievance at work and it…
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