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Radio Radio
Andrew Borley was called upon and gave expert advice on a sex discrimination matter on BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester on Thursday 16th August. BBC Hereford and Worcester were running a News Bulletin with regard to a taxi firm’s employment of women only drivers.
Andrew answered questions and explained live to the radio listeners that restricting the applicants to women only was in breach of the Sex Discrimination Act and thereby left the taxi company open to a claim in the Employment Tribunal.
Even more of a Welcome
Jane Chandler joined us recently as a receptionist so that our reception desk now has two people dealing with telephone calls and clients calling in to our offices. This provides an even more efficient method for clients to contact the fee earners here; and we are delighted to have Jane join us.
Focus on Litigation
The increases in interest rates during the course of this year and the further erosion of our manufacturing base to Eastern Europe and the Far East means that it is even harder for local businesses to trade and make a profit. This difficulty is not assisted by the extensive employment legislation which has come into force over the last ten years, and also by bad debtors.
We can help deal with both of these two aspects.
Andrew Borley has seventeen years experience of dealing with Employment Tribunal disputes. He has represented both employers and employees at The Employment Tribunals in Birmingham, in London and in Southampton. Andrew will be pleased to advise you at an initial fixed fee hearing of £40.00 plus VAT upon your employment rights and obligations.
Both Andrew and Nic Ackrill deal with contract disputes and will act for you in County Court and/or High Court proceedings where effective enforcement action can be taken to recover debts due to the company.
If you look to instruct Solicitors then come to us who have experience in successfully obtaining solutions for clients.
Working Time Changes – we’re all going on a (longer) Summer Holiday
The 1998 Working Time Regulations introduced a statutory minimum of 20 days’ (four weeks’) paid annual leave but some employers included the 8 public holidays within this leave period. So the government is looking to extend this statutory entitlement to 28 days for full-time workers. (Part-time workers would receive the additional leave on a pro-rata basis.)
Under the 2007 Working Time (Amendment) Regulations the government is phasing this in with the first increase in entitlement (to 24 days) as from October 1, 2007 and the second (to 28) on April 1st 2009.
As from 1st April 2009 holiday periods may not be substituted by a payment in lieu unless the employee’s contract is being terminated.
The additional entitlement may be carried over into the following year.
Employers will need to provide a written amendment to contracts of employment detailing any changes to the current contracts.
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