The Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, has launched an investigation into abuse of tipping, as part of the Government’s initiative to make sure workers are paid fairly. The announcement follows recent media reports that some major
In a groundbreaking decision which will benefit hundreds of thousands of employees who have no fixed place of work and travel directly between their homes and customers’ premises, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has
Company directors should be aware that the consequences of business malpractice can be visited on their heirs after their deaths. However, in one case, the estate of a deceased nightclub boss has defeated claims that
All change – new rules for taxing dividends One of the surprises of the summer 2015 Budget was the Chancellor’s announcement that the dividends tax rules are to be radically reformed from 6 April 2016.
The Rugby World Cup 2015 commences on Friday, 18 September 2015, with a match between England and Fiji, with the final due to be played at Twickenham on 31 October 2015. Employers who have not
A rugby club which was hit with a crushing VAT bill after building a new clubhouse is in line for a bumper rebate after a tribunal found that its use for socialising and recreation by
What’s in a name? A great deal, according to a popular online cosmetics guru who succeeded in wresting control of an Internet domain name which consisted of her elided Christian and surnames with the addition
The Scottish Government has confirmed in its Programme for Scotland “A Stronger Scotland” that it intends to abolish employment tribunal fees in an effort to ensure that all employees have a fair opportunity to have
The effect of state intervention in the banking sector, triggered by the financial crisis, has come under the spotlight in a High Court dispute in which lenders are seeking to recover an $835 million loan
A music teacher who ended up on a zero hours contract after his employment was transferred from a local authority to the private sector has scored a legal victory of importance to all fixed-term contract
