• The EAT hold that an employer treated a disabled employee unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of her disability when it issued her with a 12-month written warning for sickness absence.
• Acas has published new online guidance on overtime which relates to any additional hours worked over and above a worker’s fixed, contractual working hours.
• A report by Canada Life based on latest ONS employment figures reveals that 23 million workers say they will have to work past state pension age and half of UK employees will be older than 70 before they retire.
• The Cabinet Office has issued a call for evidence on supporting ex-Offenders on their path to employment as research shows that having a job can significantly reduce someone’s chances of re offending.
This great achievement marks the second year running in which an SMB client has won this prestigious award, with client Curious Films winning it last year.
Read moreSimons Muirhead Burton is pleased to congratulate our client Happy Town Productions Limited on the release of Happy Town series 1 on Sky Kids.
Read morePartner and head of SMB’s Criminal department, Phil Smith, featured on Nine News Australia yesterday, discussing the Sam Kerr trial on Nine News, on Australian prime time television.
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