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Sep 2017
Chadwick Lawrence solicitors, also known as Yorkshire’s Legal People, have developed their probate team by investing in the training and promotion of existing staff members. The Wills and Probate department recently promoted three of its existing staff members following internal training. Rachel Bedford, Emma Markham and Justine Joyce had all previously worked in secretarial roles…
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Sep 2017
Following a recent Government investigation, 233 employers have been ‘named and shamed’ for failure to pay the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage; with the worst offenders being from the hairdressing, hospitality and retail industries. The result of this investigation is that circa £2 million will now be paid to around 13,000 employees in…
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Aug 2017
Chadwick Lawrence staff are once again taking part in the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk on the 23rd September. The team is pleased to say that once again a number of members from the Private Client team will be taking on a 6km walk around the beautiful grounds at Temple Newsam Estate to raise money for…
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Aug 2017
A recent case has clarified the position on whether voluntary overtime should be included for the purposes of calculating holiday pay. In Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that voluntary overtime should be included in the calculation. The case involved individuals working as electricians, plumbers, roofers and in other…
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Aug 2017
The director or vulnerabilities at the National Crime Agency (NCA), Will Kerr, on 10 August 2017 confirmed to reporters the widespread scale of modern slavery in the UK. The director reported that, amongst victims, the most common nationalities brought into the UK are from Eastern Europe, Vietnam and Nigeria. It was confirmed that there are…
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Aug 2017
On 9 August 2017, subsequent to the recent Supreme Court decision involving Unison which confirmed that Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful, the President of the Employment Tribunals issued case management orders staying claims and applications which have subsequently been brought in reliance on the decision. The case management orders stayed (postponed) all applications or claims…
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