Elise Rose, Author at Fraser Dawbarns

Disability Discrimination: Making Reasonable Adjustments for Employees

Posted on March 27, 2024

A recent case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), Miller v Rentokil, has provided some clear lessons to Employers to make reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities. The EAT considered whether or not the Company should have made reasonable adjustments when it dismissed a disabled employee instead of trialling him in an alternative role. The […]

Do Grandparents Have Automatic Rights to See Grandchildren?

Posted on March 22, 2024 (March 22, 2024)

With the Easter holidays nearly upon us, many people will be looking forward to seeing family, searching for chocolate eggs, perhaps sharing a Sunday roast, or going to church. However, for those affected by a divorce or relationship breakdown, it may not be straightforward – particularly for the wider family members. Grandparents in England and […]

Supporting Clients With All Types of Personal Injury Claims

Posted on March 13, 2024 (March 20, 2024)

The personal injury lawyers at Fraser Dawbarns are committed to helping injured clients with their personal injury claims, even when the amounts that are likely to be recoverable are not particularly high. One claim settled recently involved £13,000 being obtained for a Norfolk woman who walked through sand that had been put down on […]

Could the Current Consultation on Employment Tribunal Fees Affect You?

Posted on March 6, 2024

If you are an employer, the answer is ‘only if you have a Tribunal claim brought against you and lose’. The consultation, which started in late January and will conclude in late March, proposes that claimants will in due course need to pay a £55 issue fee in order to bring a claim. The fee […]

Important Changes to Employment Law – A month-by-month guide

Posted on March 5, 2024 (March 22, 2024)

January 2024 In January 2024 changes were introduced to holiday pay and working time, which you can read about here. National Insurance Contributions The class one National Insurance contributions were reduced to 10%. Working time daily records Having now left the EU, daily records of working time have been relaxed and Employers can keep such […]

Is Now The Right Time to Make Or Update Your Will?

Posted on March 5, 2024 (March 6, 2024)

The Association of Lifetime Lawyers has declared 4-10 March as Update Your Will Week for 2024. This is on the back of their research showing that almost half of the adults in the UK still don’t have a valid Will; 10% have started making one but not completed it, and 43% of those who say […]

The Calculation of Holiday Pay, The New Regulations

Posted on March 4, 2024 (March 11, 2024)

On 1st January 2024 the Government introduced new regulations relating to calculation of holiday pay. Those regulations are to take effect from April 2024. The Current Regime Under the current Working Time Regulations, holiday pay is covered by Regulation 13 and Regulations 13A. Regulation 13, for full-time employees, means that they are entitled to […]

Embracing Diersity: CIPD’s Latest Guidance on Transgender and Non-Binary Equality and Inclusion in the Workplace

Posted on March 1, 2024 (April 16, 2024)

In today’s rapidly evolving world, fostering diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace is not just a moral imperative but also a strategic advantage for organisations. Recognising the diverse identities and experiences of all employees is essential for creating a more inclusive and productive workplace. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has taken […]

Fatal Injury Claim Settled For Six Figure Sum

Posted on February 27, 2024

Neil John, who heads the personal injury team at Fraser Dawbarns, has recently settled the fatal injury claim for family of construction industry worker who was working in a building at height, fell and didn’t survive the fall. Neil comments: “Sadly, the construction industry still sees more workplace accidents than most other sectors. In this […]

Fraser Dawbarns Obtains Substantial Freezing Injunction In Order To Protect Client’s Assets

Posted on February 15, 2024 (March 6, 2024)

Joshua Shuardson-Hipkin has this month secured an urgent freezing injunction on behalf of a client in order to protect a substantial ‘Judgment asset’. He explains: “When one party is making a financial claim against another, the Court can obtain and enforce a judgment against some of the Defendant’s assets, such as a bank account or […]

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