19 of our sportiest staff members are limbering up for a charity challenge that will see them attempt to cycle the height of Kilimanjaro as many times as possible in one day. Our team is pitting itself against the brains of the University of Sheffield’s legal department and the brawn Read more…
We are welcoming two experienced solicitors into our most senior ranks. Clinical Negligence specialist, Paul Fouad and Contentious Probate specialist, Alex Watkinson, have become the latest experts to join the firm’s equity partnership. Former Taylor&Emmet trainee, Paul Fouad, qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and was offered a position in Read more…
Where one or more employees have done something which could potentially amount to gross misconduct, it is common for employers to want to suspend them. However, it is important that before you take that decision, you obtain some initial information from the individuals in order to ensure that you are Read more…
There is no legal obligation on an employer to provide a reference. If an employer does decide to provide a reference they can choose what information they provide, however, they do owe the individual a duty of care in the preparation of the reference in terms of the accuracy of Read more…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of our first director of IT, who will help shape and lead Taylor&Emmet’s future. Experienced IT specialist, Nigel Hoar, will be responsible for driving improvements in communication, transaction speed and data security. After years of running his own consultancy, assisting a wide and Read more…
A 15-strong team, representing six different Taylor&Emmet departments, will be pounding the pavements of Dronfield next month at the town’s annual 10K. The group comprises runners of varying ability, who will be out in force to show our support for the event, which we are sponsoring for a second consecutive Read more…
From April 2019 the statutory minimum employment related payments will change. The most commonly used ones are set out below. There will be changes to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wages rates to be implemented from 1 April 2019. These will be as follows: National Living Wage 25+ Read more…
We are strengthening our services to local businesses and land owners with the appointment of an experienced commercial property specialist. Richard Whiteley is joining the team based at our Arundel Gate headquarters to offer advice on complex and commercial property matters of all sizes. Dronfield-based Richard has spent the last Read more…
As the law stands, under the Employment Rights Act 1996, an employee is entitled to an itemised pay statement at the point of payment, or before a payment of wages or salary is made. An itemised pay statement must include the individual’s gross pay, the amount of any fixed or Read more…
In the UK the entitlement to paid annual leave is governed by the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) which implements the Working Time Directive. UK law states that employees must take their entitlement to the 4 weeks leave provided for by the Working Time Directive in the leave year in Read more…