21 January 2022
Employment

Workers encouraged to return to the workplace

Despite the Government scrapping the guidance that urged individuals to work from home, employers will now have the freedom to decide whether they deem it necessary for their employees to return to the workplace, continue working from home or implement a hybrid working arrangement on a more permanent basis.

21 January 2022
Employment

Avoiding being part of UK’s long-term sickness increase

The rate of work-related ill-health cases has increased following the pandemic and it is feared that this problem will only worsen in light of reports of depression and anxiety being caused by financial worries amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. This is also not helped by exceptionally long NHS waiting lists for mental health support.

20 January 2022
Mental Health

Using technology to support employees mental health

As the pandemic has accelerated the mental health crisis, a number of technology solutions to meet the mental health needs of individuals have emerged. This had led to companies partnering with wellness technology companies in an attempt to support and monitor employees mental health needs.

19 January 2022
Immigration

Key Covid-19 changes on UK Immigration

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way the world works and seems to have also transformed the way UK visa applications are submitted and processed. The Home Office consistently updates their Covid-19 policies, making it imperative for UK visa applicants to remain hypervigilant when applying for an initial visa or applying to extend their stay in the UK.

17 January 2022
Commercial Real Estate

Top 5 tips before taking on a restaurant property

Often the hardest part of opening a restaurant is finding the perfect property for your venture but once you are in then you then need to make it a success.

11 January 2022
Commercial Real Estate

Rent Reviews – are you being treated fairly?

We highlight rent review points from two transactions where we have acted for the prospective tenants and were asked to advise whether the wording of the rent review clauses had a disadvantageous effect on the tenants in question.

11 January 2022
IP and Commercial

Avoid investment fraud with essential due diligence

It is well known that a high percentage of transactions or investments fail to meet their expected targets. Case studies suggest that this can most often be mitigated by a proper due diligence exercise.

31 December 2021
Employment

Employee’s fear of catching Covid-19 was not a philosophical belief

A Tribunal has ruled that a fear of catching COVID-19 is not a protected belief under the Equality Act following a UK worker’s claim that she had been discriminated against by her employer after she refused to attend work on health and safety grounds during the pandemic.

22 December 2021
Immigration

Upcoming changes to Right to Work checks

The Home Office has announced an upcoming change in the way right to work checks are to be conducted for Biometric Residence Card (BRC), Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) and Frontier Worker Permit (FWP) holders.

21 December 2021
Employment

Gender Pay Gap – Monica Atwal in Governance and Compliance

Monica Atwal, Managing Partner at Clarkslegal publishes in Governance and Compliance Magazine on the UK's Gender Pay Gap - the reporting system is falling short, but what can employers do?

15 December 2021
Employment

Named and shamed: Complying with the National Minimum Wage

Employers have been named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay their employees the minimum wage. How can issues with non-compliance be avoided?

10 December 2021
Corporate and M&A

Clarkslegal advises Principal Logistics Technologies acquisition Chess Logistics Technology

Clarkslegal led by Jon Chapman and Dillon Eustace LLP, led by Conor Keaveny advised Warehouse and Supply Chain management software specialist Principal Logistics Technologies Ltd on its latest business acquisition WMS expert Chess Logistics Technology.

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