Insights
27th February 2024
Enhanced Protection from Redundancy for Employees on Maternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental Leave
From 6 April 2024, draft Regulations extend further the current right of employees on maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave who are at risk of redundancy, to be…
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Updates to the Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (EAAR) seeks to codify a number of important EU derived equality rights, which otherwise would fall away from 1 January 2024,…
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Employment Law Developments: What to expect in 2024
Last year saw some significant employment law developments and this year promises to be just as eventful. Having welcomed in another year, we outline some significant legislative developments…
News
4th October 2023
The Legal 500 2024 results
Ellisons Solicitors is once again delighted to have been recommended within the Legal 500 directory. The firm received notable mentions within the following practice areas: Commercial Property, Corporate and Commercial, Employment, Immigration,…
Case Study
5th September 2023
Ellisons Solicitors advises on the sale of Pallet Plus Ltd
Ellisons’ Corporate team were delighted to advise Gary and Arlene Rowe in connection with the sale of their company, Pallet Plus Ltd. Established in 2005 and based in…
Insights
3rd August 2023
Flexible working – is it still working?
In a recent survey by the Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD), it was revealed 83% of organisations have hybrid working in place. Yet despite this, less than…
Insights
15th June 2023
The importance of the Effective Date of Termination when bringing an unfair dismissal claim
Unfair dismissals and the time limit to bring a claim In order to bring a claim for unfair dismissal, an employee must have been "dismissed" and this happens…
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Proposed reform of non-compete clauses
On 24 April 2016, the Government announced that it would investigate to what extent post termination restrictive covenants stifle innovation and entrepreneurship, following The Social Market Foundation (a…
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Termination of employment – calculating accrued untaken holiday pay
Can an employment contract permit an employer to pay an employee an amount in lieu of holiday on termination of employment which is less than the employee would…
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Three new important Bills receive Royal Assent in May 2023
1. The Neo-Natal Care (Leave & Pay) Act 2023 has now been passed and is going to introduce up to 12 weeks of paid leave to parents, in…