It has long been good law that someone who resigns when they fail to negotiate a good enough deal for their departure cannot succeed in a constructive unfair dismissal case.  This is because such a reason for resignation cannot repudiate the contract. This has lead in the past to practitioners...

Few could have missed the introduction of this today. The new rate for workers of 25 years or older is £7.20. Workers 24 years or less still qualify for the minimum wage. There are serious consequences of non compliance. There is a task force set up to police the rates...

The Appeal Tribunal has ruled that where an employee pretends to be more sick than they really are (Malingering) then it is an issue of misconduct and not capability. The Tribunal went on to say that if an employee is caught out doing this, it may be a case of...

Holiday calculation when part timers change hours The European Court has ruled on the sticky question of what holiday someone is entitled to, when they accrue the holiday on part time hours, and then take the holiday when they have increased their hours? The answer is that there must be...

Discrimination with a limited company as the victim A fascinating development in terms of the Equality Act has been published by the Appeal Tribunal. In short, a partner gave up his partnership and instead made a limited company a partner in the partnership. He did this for tax reasons, supplying...

Minimum Wage Increase this week As of this coming Thursday (1st October) the National Minimum Wage increases for adults from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour. For 18-20 year olds it goes up to £5.30, for 16-17 year olds it goes up to £3.87 and the apprentice rate will be £3.30....

Do you sell to individual consumers? - Consumer Rights Act Guidance [caption id="attachment_974" align="alignleft" width="150"] Consumer Rights Act Guidance[/caption] The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have published a great summary of the key elements of the Consumer Rights Act 2015. It is not meant be a comprehensive guide to...

SHERBORNES SOLICITORS NAMED UK TOP RATED  Everyone loves to support local success stories so we’re proud to let you know that Darren Sherborne from Sherbornes Solicitors has been named as UK Top Rated! Darren qualified as Top Rated as a result of all the glowing reviews written by our clients on VouchedFor.co.uk, the leading review...

Gloucester Rugby Announced Sherbornes Solicitors as Official Legal Partner & Appointed Solicitor Sherbornes Solicitors have been assign as the club’s Official Legal Partner. Under the arrangement, Sherbornes will provide legal advice to Gloucester Rugby on a wide range of legal matters from employment to business law. Gloucester Rugby’s Chief Executive...

Travel to work as working time There has been a dismayed response from employers following the European Court’s decision to say that travel to the first job of the day, from home, should be counted as working time.  This dismay has led to some exaggeration of the point and therefore,...