Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – Carrying out an effective investigation
The new duty on Employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace requires employers to take practical steps to prevent such unwanted conduct towards workers in their organisation. Sexual harassment...
Calculating Holiday Entitlement and Holiday Pay for Irregular Hour Worker and Part Year Worker
Holiday entitlement and holiday pay calculations irregular hour workers and part year workers have been simplified and we have set out the headlines of the reforms below. Defining irregular hours...
Whistleblowing Investigations For Swiss Company
Our client is an international company with offices throughout Europe. The Head Office is in Switzerland. The company runs an alert line which allows staff to telephone anonymously to alert...
Employment Newsletter January 2023
ACAS updates its advice on how to handle staff suspensions ACAS has updated its advice on suspensions during investigations at work. The new advice covers the decision whether to suspend...
The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021
The government has temporarily introduced the Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021 which came into effect on Friday 17 December 2021. The new regulations extend the period that employees...
Employment Law Health Check
Our Staines based client was a new but ambitious business. It had four employees who were permanent and used seasonal staff over the summer months. The owners of the business...
Responding to Flexible Working Requests
Our Staines Employment Law Solicitors were recently contacted for help in responding to a flexible working request. Our client is a small employer in Staines, with ten employees. One employee...
Flexible Working Request
Our Rowberry Morris employment law solicitors were approached by our client in Reading after she sustained an injury. Our client underwent surgery but following this found she:- could not sit...
Maternity Discrimination Case
Our Reading office was recently contacted with an enquiry for a case concerning to maternity discrimination. Our client worked for a travel agency in Reading. She was successful in her...
Age and Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
JOLLY V ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS TRUST Case in Reading We acted for Mrs Eileen Jolly in her successful claim against Royal Berkshire NHS Trust for unfair dismissal, age discrimination and...
Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
Our expert employment law solicitors in Staines were recently approached by a lady who wanted our help in relation to a disability discrimination case. Our client was employed as an...
Whistleblowing Investigations
Recently, our employment law solicitors in the Reading office were contacted to conduct an investigation for our client who is an international company with offices throughout Europe. Their Head Office...
Where there’s a Will there’s a way
No one likes to talk about death, but you can leave problems for your family if you don't make plans. It can feel daunting, but making a will can be...
Will my Inheritance still be mine if we get divorced?
For unmarried couples, the answer is usually straightforward. In most cases it will belong to the person who received it and they will not be under any legal obligation to...
Remember a Charity Week 2021 – Why leaving money to charity in a Will is so wonderful
As we here at Rowberry Morris gear up to officially mark the annual ‘Remember A Charity Week’, it’s important to reflect upon why leaving money to charity in a Will is such a valuable, selfless and compassionate act to...
I am being made redundant – what are my rights?
Redundancy is commonly used by employers to reduce the number of employees. Typically, it arises if the business closes, if a workplace closes or if there is a reduction in...
How do I make a flexible working request?
Some employers want their staff to make a return to the workplace. A fifth of businesses say that they will expect staff to be in the office five days a...
I have been given a settlement agreement – what happens now?
Settlement agreements are a confidential way of your employer agreeing with you how the employment relationship will end. It may have been given to you during an open redundancy process,...