- Milton Keynes 01908 660966
- Northampton 01604 828282
A day in the life of….an equity Partner
Posted: 23rd March 2022
Andrea Smith is an equity Partner at Franklins Solicitors and heads up our Business Services Department. In this blog she explains why she has chosen to progress her career within Franklins and what her role entails… I joined Franklins Solicitors nearly 21 years ago as a Trainee Solicitor and was offered a position post qualification, […]
How to avoid the pitfalls of the office Christmas party!
Posted: 30th November 2021
If you act like a Turkey at the Christmas Party, you could get stuffed! The work Christmas party is often eagerly anticipated and a chance for employees to let their hair down. However all too often, the combination of a relaxed atmosphere and too much alcohol brings out the worst in employees, leading to problems […]
Furlough and Redundancy…What You Need to Know
Posted: 8th September 2021
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, known colloquially as the ‘furlough leave’ scheme, will end on 30th September 2021. The scheme, which has been in place since March 2020, has been extensively used by employers throughout the UK; as of 14th July 2021, approximately 11.6 million jobs from 1.3 million different employers were furloughed. By the […]
Government decides Care Home Workers need COVID vaccine
Posted: 23rd July 2021
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021, have been approved by both Houses of Parliament. These regulations make it mandatory for a person working or providing professional services in a care home to have had the Covid-19 vaccine. The Regulations mean that a Care Home must ensure that any […]
Transgender rights and philosophical beliefs – Employee protected under the Equality Act 2010 for their belief that biological sex cannot be changed
Posted: 11th June 2021
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has found that an employee’s “gender-critical belief”, namely a belief that people cannot change their biological sex, represent a philosophical belief that is capable of protection under the Equality Act 2010. The Case Ms Forstater was dismissed after posting a series of tweets questioning government plans to let people declare their […]
Working towards safety – Workers to benefit from the same Health and Safety ‘detriment’ protection as Employees
Posted: 11th March 2021
Employees are protected from being unfairly treated or dismissed as a result of them raising reasonable issues regarding the safety of the workplace. The aim behind this protection is to encourage employees to be able to raise any relevant health and safety concerns, without fear of being dismissed just for raising these concerns. This might […]
Domestic abuse & working from home – things for employers to consider
Posted: 14th January 2021
The Government’s Business Minister, Paul Scully, has highlighted that employers have a duty to support staff who may be suffering from domestic abuse at home. Domestic violence charity Refuge said it saw an 80% increase in calls to its helpline during the first national lockdown, a trend the government believes has continued through this latest […]
The importance of being an employee: Jess Varnish loses appeal against tribunal claim was not an employee
Posted: 10th August 2020
Former Great Britain cyclist Jess Varnish has spent years in a legal battle over her claim that she should be considered as an employee of British Cycling. Miss Varnish lost her initial case in January 2019, with the employment tribunal finding that the relationship was not that of employee or worker. Miss Varnish appealed to the […]
Furlough Scheme – Have you claimed correctly?
Posted: 23rd June 2020
Almost £20bn had been paid out to over a million employers in furlough grants by 7th June 2020. Whilst the guidance on the furlough leave scheme has been regularly updated, two messages have been consistent: The employee must not carry out any work for their employer whilst on furlough leave; and HMRC has always confirmed […]
Understanding Furlough Leave Scheme payments from 1st August 2020
Posted: 1st June 2020
Rishi Sunak has announced changes to the amount of wages employers can recover under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from 1st August 2020. Currently, employers can place an employee on Furlough Leave under the terms of the, claiming back 80% of their employee’s wages (up to £2,500.00 per month), based on the employee’s wages […]
Warning: Undefined variable $query in /var/www/vhosts/franklins-sols.co.uk/httpdocs/wp-content/themes/franklins/category.php on line 52
Warning: Attempt to read property "max_num_pages" on null in /var/www/vhosts/franklins-sols.co.uk/httpdocs/wp-content/themes/franklins/category.php on line 52
Older EntriesNewer Entries
