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COVID-19: ACAS says, 37% of employers likely to make redundancies in next three months

Redundancies on the rise? A survey of 2,097 British businesses published by Acas has revealed that over the next three months, 37% of employers are likely to make redundancies. 56%…

Tribunal makes costs award against former employee of £432,000

The employment tribunal has awarded an employer £432,000 in costs, which is thought to be the largest costs award made by the tribunal to date. A former employee had unsuccessfully…

Employment Tribunal Rules amended to reduce bureaucracy and increase capacity

New legislation introduced by the government to make several technical changes to employment tribunal and early conciliation procedure aimed at reducing bureaucracy and increasing the capacity of the employment tribunals…

Christian teaching assistant sacked over anti-LGBT Facebook post takes case to tribunal

A Christian teaching assistant lost her job over a Facebook post where she shared a petition against teaching about LGBT relationships in primary schools claims that the dismissal breached her…

Modern Slavery Act 2015: government response to transparency in supply chains consultation

On 22 September 2020, the UK government published a response (Response) to its transparency in supply chains consultation. It is a legal requirement for certain commercial organisations to produce an…

Employment Tribunal holds that homecare providers agree to pay backdated National Minimum Wage to care workers for travelling and waiting time between care appointments

In a claim ongoing since 2016, three homecare service providers have agreed to pay ten care workers the national minimum wage (NMW) for travelling and waiting time between care appointments. …

COVID-19: pandemic leads to backlog of 45,000 employment tribunal cases

45,000 employment tribunal cases waiting to be heard in August 2020, Ministry of Justice data shows according to the Law Society Gazette, demonstrating an increase in the backlog of cases…

Furlough – November 2020 – What we know so far…

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), remains available to businesses as of 1 November and will be open until December. The Government will pay 80% of wages up to a…

Coronavirus – Commercial Leases

The government has introduced measures to support business tenants adversely affected by coronavirus to prevent landlords from forfeiting leases for rent arrears thereby forcing a tenant to vacate its premises.…

Coronavirus – Important Development for Companies and their Directors

On Saturday 28 March 2020 UK Business Secretary Alok Sharma announced temporary changes to the insolvency rules to assist businesses that were facing difficulty in paying their debts as a…

Lay off and short time working

In light of the current economic climate, we recognise that business requirements may be affected and steps may need to be taken to reduce employee levels to reflect the loss…

Coronavirus – What happens if your business cannot perform a contract?

Over recent days, we have seen a surge in enquiries from businessowners worried about the impact of Coronavirus on their business. A typical question we have been asked is: what…

Coronavirus – Relief for Commercial Tenants?

In what are unprecedented and uncertain times for us all, the government has included in the Coronavirus Act 2020, which received Royal Assent on 25 March 2020, a provision that…

Accountants – White Label Service

As Accountants we recognise that you are often the first port of call for all business-related queries, including Employment Law and HR. The Employment Law arena is fast moving and…

Employment Law – Free e-learning courses

In the last few years we have seen a huge rise in e-learning. When you consider the benefits it is not hard to see why. Here are 5 key benefits…

Employment Law Events

Throughout the year MLR are holding a series of employment law workshops and updates at various locations across South and West Wales. From an update to Employment Law to GDPR…

Employment Law Newsletters

MLR provide useful electronic employment law updates giving employers and HR Managers information on the most up to date tribunal decisions, legislation changes and best practice guidance. Click below to…

Employment Law – Free YouTube Training

Our YouTube channel showcases videos on recent developments in employment law. Click here to access our recent videos. To stay up to date with our videos, make sure to subscribe…

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COVID-19: ACAS says, 37% of employers likely to make redundancies in next three months

Tribunal makes costs award against former employee of £432,000

Employment Tribunal Rules amended to reduce bureaucracy and increase capacity

Christian teaching assistant sacked over anti-LGBT Facebook post takes case to tribunal

Modern Slavery Act 2015: government response to transparency in supply chains consultation

Employment Tribunal holds that homecare providers agree to pay backdated National Minimum Wage to care workers for travelling and waiting time between care appointments

COVID-19: pandemic leads to backlog of 45,000 employment tribunal cases

Furlough – November 2020 – What we know so far…

Coronavirus – Commercial Leases

Coronavirus – Important Development for Companies and their Directors

Lay off and short time working

Coronavirus – What happens if your business cannot perform a contract?

Coronavirus – Relief for Commercial Tenants?

Accountants – White Label Service

Employment Law – Free e-learning courses

Employment Law Events

Employment Law Newsletters

Employment Law – Free YouTube Training