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New rules on debt recovery may delay payment of consumer debts
New rules on the procedure businesses must follow when trying to collect debts from individual customers could mean that you have to wait 90 days or more before you can issue court proceedings. To limit the damage this may cause to your cash flow it is important to review your credit control procedures now before the new rules come into force on 1 October 2017.
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Advocate General affirms rights of workers to belated holiday pay
The EU's leading lawyer has stated that workers are entitled to claim unpaid holiday entitlement even after they have left their employment.
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Ambulance staff win dispute over holiday pay and overtime
Overtime worked by ambulance staff during an emergency or when they can't avoid it the end of a shift should be included in their holiday pay calculation.
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Employee sacked for ‘21-second oversight’ awarded £43,000
A slaughterhouse worker with 40 years' experience who was sacked for a "21-second oversight" has won his claim of unfair dismissal.
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Argos fails in legal bid to prevent union calling strike
The retail giant Argos has failed to get a court order restraining the Unite union from calling strike action in a dispute over staff relocation.
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Father wins discrimination claim over paternity leave
A father has won his discrimination claim against his employer after being denied his full paternity rights.
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Recruitment test discriminated against candidate with Asperger’s
A special psychometric test discriminated against a job applicant with Asperger's Syndrome because it put her at a disadvantage to other candidates.
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Underpayment claims ‘must be made within three months’
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that claims by employees for unlawful deductions or underpayment must be made within three months or they would be time-barred.
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How to limit liability for a breach of contract
Commercial contracts often contain clauses which seek to limit the liability of one party if a breach of contract occurs. It is important to understand how limitation of liability clauses work and in what circumstances this type of provision may be unlikely to be enforceable in the event of a dispute.
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How can I tell if I have a valid contract?
You have been talking about the terms of a possible deal for a long time but you are not quite sure at what point your discussions turn from contract negotiations into a legally binding agreement. In this article, Mark Glenister commercial law solicitor with JPP Law explains the essentials of contract formation.
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