Many experts struggle with calculating the correct tax to be deducted (or not to be deducted) on employee termination payments. The Government has now launched a consultation to consider changing the law to (hopefully) simplify matters. For many…
The National Institute for Care Excellence (NICE) has published draft Guidelines on the care of the dying. This follows the independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) that was critical of a number of aspects of that Pathway,…
If not, employers face a £20,000 fine per illegal worker… Not a day goes past without the papers focussing on immigration. The Government’s promise on reducing net migration and clamping down on illegal workers was a key focus of the Conservatives…
The government has this week confirmed that it is to launch a consultation to force employers with more than 250 workers to disclose the rates of pay for men and women. David Cameron has said that he intends to make…
RadcliffesLeBrasseur is pleased to announce that Jonny Landau joined our team as a Partner with effect from 30th June. Jonny has a wealth of experience in health and adult social care issues having previously worked in the legal department at CQC…
The Law Commission has published a consultation paper on Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty. The paper makes proposals about replacing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (‘DOLS), which have been widely criticised. A wider scheme of ‘protective care’ is proposed…
RadcliffesLeBrasseur invite you to its latest annual conference on Mental Health Law. The conference will review recent developments in mental health law and some of the current issues in this changing field. Why attend this Conference? Mental Health Law engages important issues of…
Yes, says a recent European case involving peripatetic workers (Federación de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones Obreras). This is a Spanish case which was referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The case was about a worker who did not…
Is an employee obliged to tell their employer of an allegation of sexual assault outside of their employment? Not necessarily … In Basildon Academies v Amadi, Mr Amadi was a part time tutor in Basildon Academy who also worked part time…
A Montessori children’s nursery assessed Ms Begum for the post of a nursery assistant1. Ms Begum wore a jilbab – this is a piece of clothing that covered Ms Begum from her neck to her ankles. Jilbabs come in different…
