The Corporate and Commercial Property teams at Baines Wilson have advised Genesis Homes on its acquisition of Russell Armer Homes. Assisting on the deal were Head of Corporate and Commercial, […]
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Legal Update with Baines Wilson LLP : IR35 Reforms and April 2021 Employment Law Updates
Today’s alert contains a summary of key employment law changes in force this April, including the changes to off-payroll working rules (aka IR35), writes Caroline Rayner (pictured), Partner & Employment […]
Walking America’s Route 66 in 30 days – Baines Wilson’s challenge for CYZ
THE team at Baines Wilson LLP are putting on their walking boots to take on 2,448 mile challenge this month – walking the equivalent of the length of this famous […]
Legal update from Baines Wilson LLP : Launch of the Restart Grant Scheme
On the 19 March 2021, BEIS published details of its new Restart Grant Scheme, which aims to support eligible local businesses in reopening safely as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Such […]
Legal Update from Baines Wilson LLP : Holiday pay – again!
In 2017, we reported on the decision in King v Sash Windows which said that if a worker is prevented from taking paid holiday by their employer, they are entitled […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson LLP : New Register Launched for Modern Slavery Act Statements
On 11 March 2021, the Home Office announced the launch of its new registry for slavery statements, writes Jennifer Bell, Corporate and Commercial Lawyer and Parter at Baines Wilson LLP. […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson LLP : Supreme Court rules on ‘sleep-in’ shifts
Are employees who sleep at a place of work but are ‘on call’, such as carers, entitled to receive the National Minimum Wage for every hour they are available? Even […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson LLP : New Regulations extend Health and Safety detriment protection to workers
As it currently stands, employees are protected from being unfairly treated as a result of them raising issues where they reasonably believed that they (or someone else) are in serious, […]
Women in Business sessions planned following success of Chamber event
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is planning 6 further women in business online sessions following the success of their International Women’s Day (IWD) event. These will be sponsored by Baines Wilson […]
Launch of the Recovery Loan Scheme
On the 3 March 2021 HM Treasury announced the introduction of a Recovery Loan Scheme, writes Jennifer Bell, Partner of Baines Wilson LLP. This is a new loan scheme which […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson LLP : Court rejects luxury hotel’s claim for £250k Business Interruption Insurance payout arising from Covid-19
The availability or otherwise of business interruption insurance cover in respect of losses arising from Covid-19 is of keen interest to many businesses who have been significantly affected by the […]
Baines Wilson LLP HR Hub : Employment Law Zoominar
Every month, our Legal sponsor Baines Wilson LLP holds a monthly HR online webinar to support their clients. The next session will take place on Tuesday 23 March via Zoom. […]
Legal Update : Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are workers
In Uber’s last appeal in its long legal battle, the Supreme Court has ruled that its drivers must be classed as workers rather than self-employed, writes Tom Scaife of Baines […]
Baines Wilson HR Hub Live Zoom
Our legal sponsors, Baines Wilson, offer regular HR trainings to businesses to help answer your burning employment law questions. Recently, there have been a lot of changes in legislation that […]
Employment Law Retainer Service
BW Titanium is a personalised Employment Law Retainer Service to guard against the risk of employment tribunal claims and provide solutions to your legal and HR needs. Our Employment Team […]
Join CYZ for a business breakfast with John Roberts of AO.
Baines Wilson LLP, one of Carlisle Youth Zone’s Ambassadors’ businesses invite you to a Business Breakfast with the founder of the online retailer AO. Martha Winn of Baines Wilson LLP […]
Legal Update: Worker harassed by WhatsApp group messages
This week we ask – was Ms Abdi subjected to harassment? says Tom Scaife of Baines Wilson LLP as we look at a recent employment case. Ms Abdi worked as […]
Amendments to Tribunal Procedures to help clear the backlog
The Employment Tribunal system has been creaking since fees were abolished in 2017 (having only been introduced in 2013), says Tom Scaife of Baines Wilson LLP. The closures and associated […]