This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
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
TUPE transfers: material detriment test
The EAT has upheld an employment tribunal’s decision that a relocation of three and a half miles following a TUPE transfer was not a substantial change to bus drivers’ working conditions to their material detriment. The employees were therefore not entitled to claim that they had been constructively dismissed or dismissed for the purposes of […]
Posted in: Employment Law
Monitoring employees’ e-mail and internet use
An EAT decision provides a useful reminder for businesses of the value of having clear policies and procedures in place for staff. In this case, making sure employees were aware of the limits of using the employer’s email system and how use would be monitored.
Posted in: Employment Law
Shared parental leave comes into force
From 5 April 2015, additional paternity leave and pay will be abolished to be replaced by shared parental leave (SPL).
Posted in: Employment Law
Business rates relief for empty properties
A decision in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) suggests that business rates may be payable even where an intended occupant is carrying out substantial refurbishment works and cannot use the property for its intended purpose until the works are complete. If the intended occupant has particular requirements which other potential occupants would not have, the […]
Posted in: Commercial Property
Triple celebrations at Endeavour Partnership
The new offices of business lawyers, Endeavour Partnership, have now been officially opened by its newly appointed managing partner, Paul Bury. The opening ceremony, which coincided with the firm also celebrating its 15 year anniversary, was attended by over 100 of Endeavour Partnership’s clients and professional contacts.
Posted in: News & PR