“What date did you start your employment?” That’s one of the first questions I ask any employee who’s been offered a settlement agreement. The amount of time you’ve been employed (known as the length of service) has a great impact on your employment rights. In particular, your legal position is much weaker if you’ve been […]
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Can a Bailiff Still Take my Goods if I have Applied for the Default Judgment to be Set Aside?
A judgment in default is an order to pay money. Often, the successful claimant will arrange swift enforcement action, for example by sending in the bailiffs. But what happens if you’re applying to have the judgment set aside? Can the claimant still continue with enforcement action before the court has heard the application? An application […]
Firing Someone in Hospital?! That’s Dreadful Isn’t it?!?!
Nobody wants to add to the distress of someone who’s undergoing treatment in hospital. But what should you do if you really can’t manage any longer without that employee returning to work? Can it possibly be fair to dismiss someone who’s in hospital? Surely the law is there to protect the vulnerable, isn’t it? Employment […]
Should You Pay the Minimum Wage or the Living Wage?
The Minimum Wage was introduced in April 1999. It provides a legal minimum amount of hourly pay for all employees. Many say it’s not enough. It should be higher and ought to be based on a different rate, known as the Living Wage. In the 2015 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne announced that the Minimum Wage would […]
Mason Bullock Solicitors Open a New Office in Coventry
Mason Bullock launched their new Coventry office at the start of January 2014. The Northampton law firm has been serving commercial and private clients for over 20 years and are now expanding into the West Midlands. Partner, Andrew Crisp, will be based at the new location. He explains, “We’ve specialised in providing legal advice to […]