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Fair tips for all: New legislation ensures transparency in gratuity distribution

New rules to ensure fairness and transparency around handling tips, gratuities, and service charges for hospitality and other service sector businesses come into force on 1 July 2024. The new rules are designed to create an even-handed approach in situations where the employer controls how tips are distributed.

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Preventing sexual harassment

Employers are facing a pivotal moment as they brace for new regulations regarding sexual harassment set to take effect in October 2024.

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Why employers need a reflective response to employee beliefs

Recent tribunal judgments on the freedom to express gender-critical views highlight the growing challenge for employers in safely navigating discrimination in the workplace in the face of increasingly complex social attitudes.

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A spotlight on child arrangements in the UK

Celebrating National Children’s Day.

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An Introduction to Private Client Law

Lasting Powers of Attorney

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Digital divorce: the highs and lows

According to figures from the Ministry of Justice, digital divorce applications rose by 20% in the year following the introduction of no-fault divorce (2022 to 2023).

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Enforceability: Post-termination restrictions

Quilter Private Client Advisers v Falconer is a rare case on PTRs and acts as a stark warning to employers not to use ‘template’ clauses without due consideration.

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Employers: How to lawfully dismiss an employee

If you are considering the possibility of terminating a member of staff's employment, it is important to ensure that there are internal procedures in place which are fair and reasonable and that those procedures are followed. A careful approach reduces your exposure to claims before an Employment Tribunal.

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What might force majeure look like post COVID-19?

‘Force majeure’ can be used as a way of exiting a contract. But what is it? And does it apply to post-Covid-19 contracts?

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Solicitor apprentice insight: employment seat

Patrick Simpson joined RIAA Baker Gillette's employment team in September 2019 coinciding with the third year of his six-year solicitor apprenticeship.

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Should sanctions for dishonesty be harmonised?

Reading the recent Judgment of Mr Justice Julian Knowles in Simawi v General Medical Council provokes thought, not for the first time, about the apparent disparity between sanctions imposed for dishonesty within healthcare and legal services.

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Processing an estate as an executor during COVID-19

Adjusting to the challenges caused by Coronavirus has been difficult for all of us. However, for those dealing with the death of a loved one, the onerous obligations placed on executors may seem overwhelming.

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