When being made redundant, employees with 2 years’ continuous service are entitled to a Statutory Redundancy Payment.  The amount paid will depend on their age, length of service (capped at 20 years’ service) and weekly pay (capped… Read More

The coffee chain Starbucks made headline news this month for being on the wrong side of an interesting disability discrimination decision in the Employment Tribunal. Employee Meseret Kumulchew suffers from dyslexia and has trouble… Read More

A recent news story has revealed that the father of a child has been judged to have committed sexual abuse on his young daughter shortly before her death; despite there having been no criminal proceedings brought against him and despite… Read More

For a conduct dismissal to be fair an employer must (at the time of dismissal): Believe the employee to be guilty of misconduct;Have reasonable grounds for believing the employee was guilty of that misconduct;Have carried out as much… Read More

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Improper use of email and the internet by employees can lead to issues ranging from job performance problems, damage to business reputation, loss of business and all manner of other offences. It is only natural that employers will want to… Read More

As many head back to work this week after the Christmas and New Year break the first Monday of the first working week has been labelled by the media as Divorce Day for some years the day when enquiries about divorce are said to be at their… Read More

2015 saw a fantastic year for Emsleys, with continued success and recognition at national level. In August the firm was shortlisted for three national awards; The Law Society’s Excellence in Client Service and Excellence in Business… Read More

Q. Why would I want to extend my lease? A. If your lease term (the amount of time left on the lease) dips below 80 years, a lot of lenders will not lend money to prospective purchasers. Therefore if you are thinking of… Read More

In any situation where a landlord wishes to regain possession of his or her property, they must follow the possession procedures outlined in the Housing Act 1988. Very simply, the possession procedure is as follows: Serve a valid notice… Read More