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Season’s Greetings from Endeavour Partnership
Every year at Christmas instead of sending out Christmas Cards, we support three local charities. This year, our chosen charities are Butterwick Hospice, Coatham House and Daisy Chain. Please click onto the links above to find out more about our chosen charities.
Posted in:News & PR
Compulsory dairy code suggested by MPs
It has been suggested by MPs at a recent parliamentary debate that the dairy code should be made compulsory to protect farmers from milk price fluctuations.
Posted in:Agriculture
Concerns raised about CAP registration process
Concerns have been raised about the complexity of the registration process for the new CAP digital payment system.
Posted in:Agriculture
Changes to be made to TB testing
Changes will be made to the delivery of TB testing in England and Wales from April 2015, it has been announced by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Posted in:Agriculture
New CAP guidance leaflet published
A leaflet providing guidance to the latest Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes in England has been published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Posted in:Agriculture
CAP subsidies withdrawn for land with solar panels
Farmers in England will no longer be able to claim Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies for fields with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced.
Posted in:Agriculture
Wilton Wednesday
Catherine Devereux, an associate in our employment team, spoke at the re-launched “Wilton Wednesday” lunchtime briefing session at the Wilton Centre on Teesside. Catherine gave a presentation on the pitfalls of recruitment looking at issues such as writing an advert and shortlisting candidates. For more information contact Catherine at c.devereux@endeavour.law
Posted in:Employment Law News & PR
Time off for dependants: contacting your employer
Businesses will welcome an EAT decision on the right to time off for dependants which highlights the need for employees to ensure that they make contact with their employer to tell them why they are absent as soon as reasonably practicable for them to do so.
Posted in:Employment Law
Health and safety: adverse weather conditions
An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision provides a reminder to businesses to ensure that they have a clear adverse weather policy in place and that employees are kept as up-to-date as possible regarding any altered working arrangements during periods of adverse weather.
Posted in:Employment Law