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We are delighted to welcome a new lawyer, Alexandra Scarfe, to our team.  Alexandra joins us from another specialist employment law practice, Doyle Clayton, and qualified as a solicitor in April 2018.  

In December 2019, the government set out its plans for new employment law legislation in the Queen's Speech. Much of it will be familiar from the Good Work Plan and includes: Creating a single labour market enforcement agency to protect the rights of…

Off the record conversations can play a vital role in resolving workplace disputes. Section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 says that confidential discussions about ending an employee's employment can be 'off the record' in certain circumstances.…

We are delighted to welcome a new lawyer, Anna Kaznowska, to our team.  Anna trained as a solicitor at Mills & Reeve, qualifying in 2019.  

Harassment has been in the legal news again this month. A harasses B if he does something in relation to a protected characteristic (race, sex etc) which has the purpose or effect of violating B's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading,…

CLM are part of the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) and are delivering a seminar in Sheffield on 19 November 2019. This session, which will be delivered by Nathan Millard and Lisa Harris, Director and Associate…

Employers have an obligation under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (NMWA) to keep pay records showing that they pay the national minimum wage (NMW). This requirement continues after employment has ended. The Employment Appeal Tribunal has looked…

The holiday season is upon us and the next instalment of the Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust saga has arrived from the Court of Appeal. The case involves voluntary overtime and whether it should be included when calculating holiday pay.…