Business owners across Shropshire have been warned that simply knowing the relevant legislation to deal with staff disciplinary and grievance processes isn’t enough, after an employment tribunal ordered a council to pay thousands in compensation for not following proper procedures.
27 Feb 2013
A Shropshire solicitor is to host a free seminar in March to help businesses in the county keep up to date with rapidly changing employment law – and show them how to avoid costly tribunals.
20 Feb 2013
Employers from across the Midlands are being invited to judge between the truth and lies of workplace law at a seminar next month.
18 Feb 2013
The number of redundancies among Shropshire workers in senior positions could soar early in the new year after the Government rubber-stamped an increase in compensation payouts, a county expert warned today.
2 Jan 2013
A Shropshire lawyer has moved to calm the region’s businesses following in-depth plans set out by the deputy prime minister to reform flexible working rights.
23 Nov 2012
A Shropshire solicitor has warned that a supposedly ‘landmark’ and ‘historic’ equal pay ruling may not have the far-reaching consequences it has been claimed to herald.
31 Oct 2012
Bookings are now being taken for Lanyon Bowdler’s next round of popular employment law seminars, which will be held in September at venues throughout Shropshire.
17 Aug 2012
A Shropshire lawyer has issued a plea to the county’s workforce after research revealed the average Briton spends 1.5 hours per day browsing social networking sites when they should be working.
13 Aug 2012
An important decision for employers has been handed down by the Court of Appeal regarding the right of workers affected by illness to carry over holiday entitlement from one year to the next.
26 Jul 2012
The recent launch of electronically generated sick notes at the beginning of July is set to boost the health of employers’ sick leave records according to employment specialists at Linder Myers.
18 Jul 2012
Shropshire bosses have never been more at risk of being sued by their workers, a county expert has warned today as she urged employers to consider a regular “audit” of their responsibilities and the potential pitfalls of getting it wrong.
26 Apr 2012
Many businesses are gearing up for a summer of juggling as dealing with staff holiday requests becomes an increasing complex issue.
3 Apr 2012
Law firm Lanyon Bowdler recently hosted its most successful series of employment law seminars yet across Shropshire. The events held during March in Shrewsbury, Shifnal and Oswestry saw record attendance levels.
3 Apr 2012
Imminent changes to unfair dismissal laws will need Shropshire’s employers to ‘tread cautiously’, one of the county’s leading employment specialists has warned.
28 Mar 2012
Organisations looking to restructure by reducing the number of senior posts will find this process easier following a recent legal ruling, according to a leading Shropshire employment lawyer.
15 Mar 2012
Employment law experts from Shropshire law firm FBC Manby Bowdler LLP will provide the latest information on new and proposed employment legislation and regulations for businesses at two Employment Law Update sessions to be held in Shrewsbury and Telford 14th and 21st March.
5 Mar 2012
With less than 180 days to go to the start of the 2012 London Olympics in August and the England football team’s participation in the UEFA Euro 2012 Championship in June even closer, Shropshire law firm FBC Manby Bowdler LLP has drawn up a list of tips for employers to help them deal in advance with managing requests for time off and absences.
20 Feb 2012
Businesses hoping that Government changes to employment legislation would make it easier to dismiss underperforming workers will be disappointed by an announcement that the unfair dismissal qualifying period will increase to two years only for new joiners, according to a leading Shropshire employment lawyer.
13 Feb 2012
Employers could be facing legislation overload in 2012, with more changes to employment law than in many previous years, but many of the Government’s well reported proposals for change have not yet been firmed up, according to a leading Shropshire employment lawyer.
16 Jan 2012
The Agency Worker Regulations 2010 come into force on 1 October 2011 giving agency workers the same basic working and employment conditions to those who have been recruited.
7 Sept 2011
