Many working mothers face the challenge of balancing childcare with work, so it’s not surprising that requests to change their…
Year: 2019
Grievances are problems, complaints or concerns that employees raise with their employer. They can relate to range of issues and…
Disciplinary action at work is the employer’s response to proven unacceptable behaviour or performance on the part of an employee,…
In this article, we look at what travellers need to know about meeting the UK visa requirements and making a…
The Working Time Regulations 1998 introduced, for the first time, rules of general application limiting working hours and providing for…
If you are living in the UK under a spouse visa, it will be important to understand how your immigration…
Misconduct at work relates to behaviour deemed by an employer to be unacceptable in the workplace environment. Misconduct can have…
The disciplinary meeting is a critical stage in an organisation’s disciplinary procedure, as stipulated by ACAS in its Code of…
The Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) is a document given to non-UK nationals and their dependents that is usually applied for…
Sexual harassment at work is an unlawful form of discrimination involving unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature. Employers are under…
The law of evidence encompasses the rules and legal principles that govern the proof of factual matters in both criminal…
Contract law is a body of law regulating the making and enforcing of agreements. We all enter into hundreds of…
A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties. The terms of contract set out the rights…
The formation of a contract is primarily based upon the existence of an agreement between the parties. Generally speaking, an…
10 minute read Last updated: 13th August 2019 This article examines the meaning and effect of the doctrine of mistake…
Legal remedies are the means with which a court of law, in a civil law context, enforces a right, provides…
An exclusion clause in contract law is a common way of apportioning risk for contracting parties to exclude or restrict…
Consideration in contract law is one of three key elements required to make a contract valid and binding. The three…
Discharge of contract refers to the ending of a contractual agreement between parties. Entering into a contract creates legally binding…
12 minute read Last updated: 16th October 2019 As an entrepreneur, either on your own or part of a company…