Businesses tend to focus on the competition – but a case in which two employees of a leading recruitment firm succeeded in defrauding their employers of almost £3 million revealed that the enemy can often be found closer to home. The scam involved the diversion
In what some may view as a counter-intuitive decision, but one which has significant implications for employers, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a single employee was by herself capable of forming an ‘organised grouping’ within the meaning of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection
The vexed issues raised by widespread conversion of commercial premises into residential accommodation loomed large as the High Court struck down planning permission for a Central London furniture store to be turned into a swish new home. The Court found that there had been serious
A contract dispute between a technology company and a government department – with hundreds of millions of pounds at stake – has been put back to square one after the High Court pinpointed ‘serious irregularities’ in an arbitration process. In a contract which was worth
Long-standing plans to redevelop part of the historic heart of Winchester have been thrown into the air after the High Court ruled the City Council in ‘serious breach’ of public procurement rules and expressed doubts as to whether the project was ‘the best scheme on
In a warning to expatriate workers that the small print of their employers’ insurance policies needs careful perusal before they move abroad, the widow of an IT specialist discovered that her husband was not covered when he died in a road accident after being sent
Widespread imitation of original fashion designs poses a perennial problem for the clothing industry. However, the High Court has come down hard on importers of a range of jeans which were ‘copied’ from a leading brand. The makers of the popular jeans brand argued that
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended to the Government that the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), which applies to workers aged 21 and over, should rise by 3 per cent to £6.70 per hour from 1 October 2015. The LPC’s report
New Employment Limits Increase As a result of the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2015, employers will need to be aware of the new limits coming in to force as of 6 April 2015. The most interesting increases include: The maximum payment for any
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2015, which details the annual inflation-linked changes in limits on the compensation amounts which can be awarded by employment tribunals, was laid before Parliament on 13 February 2015 and applies where the appropriate date falls on or after
