News
- Thursday 28th September 2017
Supreme Court ruling on Tribunal fees, what next for employers?
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Government was acting unlawfully and unconstitutionally when it introduced employment tribunal fees of up to £1,200 in 2013 and it will now have to repay around £32m to claimants. The Government’s own statistics showed that there were 79% fewer ...
- Thursday 28th September 2017
The gender pay gap, a lesson for all?
Much has been written this summer and a considerable amount of outrage shared on social media about the inequalities in pay at the BBC among its staff, especially those in the public spotlight. About half of the UK workforce are affected by new reporting rules and whilst many businesses have ...
- Thursday 28th September 2017
News in brief October 2017
Tattoo or no tattoo, that is the question We have discussed within these pages the issue of employer attitudes to tattoos previously but recent reports indicate that they are not only a problem for employers but clients too. A recent survey showed that 73% of the public were comfortable with a ...
- Thursday 28th September 2017
Common Mistakes When Setting Up A New Company
When setting up a new company there are sometimes common errors which people make if they don’t take the right advice. Here are just a few of them to avoid but it is best to take advice to make sure you have structured your business in the best way for your longer-term ambitions. Spelling ...
- Thursday 28th September 2017
Monitoring Employees - Messages, A Warning
A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights has agreed with an employee’s rights to privacy under Article 8 of the European Convention, (which guarantees the right of respect for privacy, family life and private correspondence) when using an online chat service on company equipment ...
- Thursday 28th September 2017
Flexible Working for both Men and Women
A recent report has found that men across the UK would like to have greater workplace flexibility, as families try to juggle the demands of childcare and achieving a better work/life balance. The survey of 3,000 adults including the employed, part-time and jobseekers, was carried out by Timewise ...
- Tuesday 12th September 2017
Welcome to InBrief Autumn 2017
Welcome to our latest newsletter, an opportunity to catch up with what we have been doing over the summer months and also some of the legal news that may be of interest to you, your family and your business. This month we will be at the ever-popular Weald of Kent Ploughing Match on Saturday 16 ...
- Tuesday 12th September 2017
Blair Gulland leads retirement tributes to Peter Stringer
Blair Gulland, Chairman of Gullands and Trustee of Golding Homes led tributes at a gathering earlier this summer to mark the retirement of Peter Stringer, The chief executive of Kent based housing association Golding Homes. Peter Stringer retires on 30 September 2017 and has been chief ...
- Tuesday 12th September 2017
Weald of Kent Ploughing Match 2017
Visit our stand at the annual Weald of Kent Ploughing Match, which takes place on Saturday 16th September 2017 at Gatehouse Farm, Marden, TN12 9SG. Gates open 9am to 7pm with free car parking. Entry costs £5 adults and children under 12 go free. ...
- Tuesday 12th September 2017
Summer Drinks Reception
The partners and staff of Gullands welcomed clients and contacts of the firm at the Maidstone Museum on 27 June, for a summer drinks reception. Guests had the opportunity to see the new summer exhibition Game Plan, board games rediscovered, which has been on loan from the V & A Museum of ...