http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/external-articles.php B P Collins Solicitors http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-budget-summary-2010--how-it-will-affect-your-business-438018183-a325.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-budget-summary-2010--how-it-will-affect-your-business-438018183-a325.php Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Summary of changes affecting business clients During the election campaign, George Osborne nailed his colours firmly to the mast of a deficit... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-blacklists-banned--data-protection-act-1998-438018183-a323.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-blacklists-banned--data-protection-act-1998-438018183-a323.php Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Last year, a man who sold information from a database to construction companies wishing to vet potential staff was found guilty of a serious breach... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-hair-length-and-dress-codes-438018183-a322.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-hair-length-and-dress-codes-438018183-a322.php Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT If you are formulating a dress code for employees, it is important not to treat one sex less favourably, if you are to avoid leaving yourself open to... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-workplace-blues--fit-note-regime-438018183-a318.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-workplace-blues--fit-note-regime-438018183-a318.php Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Changes to the rules governing sick notes for staff came into effect from 6 April. Here James Townsend, partner at B P Collins, reviews what the new... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-full-statutory-holiday-entitlement-not-employers-responsibility-438018183-a298.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-full-statutory-holiday-entitlement-not-employers-responsibility-438018183-a298.php Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a worker's right to statutory paid annual leave, under the Working Time Regulations 1998... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-compromise-agreements--claims-of-misrepresentation---438018183-a307.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-compromise-agreements--claims-of-misrepresentation---438018183-a307.php Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT As a general rule, out of court settlements of employment disputes are not legally binding in that they cannot exclude an employee's right to... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-workplace-bullying--employers-must-be-vigilant-to-avoid-hefty-costs-438018183-a306.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-workplace-bullying--employers-must-be-vigilant-to-avoid-hefty-costs-438018183-a306.php Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Recent allegations of bullying within 10 Downing Street have raised the profile of a subject which receives relatively little coverage outside the... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-poor-choice-of-language-wins-bankers-age-discrimination-claim-438018183-a305.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-poor-choice-of-language-wins-bankers-age-discrimination-claim-438018183-a305.php Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT A 42-year-old German banker based in London, has had his claim of age discrimination against his former employer upheld by the London South... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-national-minimum-wage-cheats--watch-out-438018183-a304.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-national-minimum-wage-cheats--watch-out-438018183-a304.php Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are intent on cracking down on employers who fail to pay workers the National Minimum Wage, particularly those who use... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-right-to-request-time-off-for-training-438018183-a303.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/org-article-employment-law-right-to-request-time-off-for-training-438018183-a303.php Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Government has now published guidance for employers on the new right of employees to request time off work for training, which was introduced on...