Impending Changes to the Taxation of Termination Payments
HMRC has finally published its draft legislation amending the taxation of termination payments. The changes are intended to come into force in April 2018, and the major changes proposed are as follows: All payments in lieu of notice (PILONs) would be made taxable, even if they are non-contractual. Currently contractual PILON clauses do attract deductions…
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Victimisation and Knowledge of Protected Disclosures
Is it automatically unfair to dismiss an employee under s.103A Employment Rights Act (ERA) for making protected disclosures, if the person who took the decision to dismiss had incomplete knowledge of the original protected disclosure and the decision maker was intentionally misled that the reason for the dismissal was performance? Yes, held the Employment…
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Oakwood Solicitors Saved My Business
Many of our Debt Recovery clients turn to us because they are desperate for the money they are owed to reinvest back into their businesses; whether this is in the form of wages, stock, advertising or expansion. We had one such client recently who was owed just over £10,000 from two different customers, as with…
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Cyclist almost knocked off bike in North London
Video has emerged (below) of a row that started when a cyclist was almost knocked off his bike by the driver of a Toyota Prius; this in turn has started a debate as to whether the cyclist or the driver of the car were to blame for the incident that occurred as the cyclist was…
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Four ways to make the most of your #4pmfinish today
Friday is finally here, but this isn’t just your regular Friday, this is Red Bull’s National 4pm Finish Day, which means that workers all over the UK are looking to smash through all of their days work, so they can comfortably finish early. If your boss will allow you to get away early for the…
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Health and Safety in the Workplace – Harrison Ford Leg Break
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…(or at Pinewood Studios to be precise) Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Harrison Ford, who plays Han Solo in the film, was involved in a workplace incident in which he broke multiple bones in his leg. The cause of the injury was from human error…
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Deliveroo drivers “unfair” contracts
Self-employed drivers working for restaurant delivery firm Deliveroo have been told by their employer that they can’t take court action to be recognised as ‘workers’ in their contracts. The issue centres on the question as to whether self-employed staff working for the firm can be recognised as staff members. The distinction between workers and self-employed…
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Theresa May – Good news for the UK Property Market?
On 11th Jul 2016, Theresa May became the countries 76th and second lady Prime Minister, her tenure at 10 Downing Street looks to be good news for the Commercial Property market in the UK. We know that she is pro-EU and she has a lot of experience in UK government which makes the future a…
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Why hasn’t Leanne reported her Accident at Work?
Accidents at work Any Coronation Street fans will be aware that one of their main characters, Leanne Battersby, has recently been experiencing back pain after she was manually handling a barrel at work without any help. Following the accident, she was urged by Nick Tilsley, to report her injury. However, she refused saying it…
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