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16th March 2023

Direct discrimination and the appropriate comparator

In a marriage discrimination claim, do you need to determine whether a claimant has suffered less favourable treatment because of marriage, or less favourable treatment because of a…

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Dismissal and Re-engagement – Draft Code of Practice

The government has published a draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement. A consultation period has been launched seeking views on the Code, which has come about…

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13th January 2023

Hot Topics for 2023 in Employment Law

New legislation over the past 24 months or so has been dominated by responses to the pandemic. This as well as political turmoil and changes of administrations has…

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Holiday pay for part-year and casual staff – are you calculating this correctly?

The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) entitle a full-time worker to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’ (28 days) paid annual leave.  Part-time workers are still entitled to 5.6…

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Government proposals for flexible working

The government has recently published its response to its consultation on updating the law on flexible working. The proposals include the right to request flexible working from day…

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18th November 2022

Domestic abuse policy seeks to help victims and perpetrators alike

A leading East Anglian law firm has announced it is set to help both victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse with the development and implementation of a Domestic…

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29th September 2022

The Legal 500 2023 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, Claimant…

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6th September 2022

How does redundancy work?

Businesses of all sizes can find themselves in a continual state of evaluation and re-evaluation over strategy and staffing requirements in a constantly shifting economic landscape. This can…

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24th August 2022

Ellisons Solicitors advises on the sale of Aquatronic Group Management

Ellisons Solicitors recently advised the majority shareholders of Aquatronic Group Management (“AGM”) in connection with the sale of the group for an undisclosed sum. Based near Colchester and…

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11th August 2022

Is withholding company sick pay where an employer considers illness is being feigned, a fundamental breach of contract?

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently confirmed in Singh v Metroline Limited,  that an employer’s refusal to pay an employee contractual sick pay in certain specific circumstances, was…

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