Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
Royds Withy King, HSBC Bank plc and Bishop Fleming would like to invite owners and directors of Bath and Somerset businesses to the Economic Question Time breakfast with Mark Berrisford-Smith, Head of Economics for UK Commercial Banking at HSBC Bank in London.
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
I have just finished my first seat in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence at the Oxford office of Royds Withy King and this is a quick snapshot of my work
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
If you are injured and wish to seek compensation, you may increasingly feel that an imbalance of power weighs against you. Changes to our justice system mean that many people injured through no fault of their own, have been unable to bring claims due to concerns about how they can fund the process.
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
An unseen army of agency workers, contractors and temps are helping to fuel business growth in Oxfordshire – and making a significant contribution to the UK’s rapidly-rising gig economy.
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
A recruitment company discovered that one of its senior employees had transferred significant amounts of confidential client data to his personal email account.
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
In writing this article the morning after the vote, I asked employment lawyers across the country – from our soon to be colleagues – (see our merger news here if you haven’t already) at Royds in the City of London to rural-based colleagues what employment law will look like in five years’ time in the UK.
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
New regulations have come into force which ban “exclusivity” clauses for zero hours employees. This means that some clauses, if you have them, in zero hours contracts are banned, and cannot be enforced.
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
The Government has just released a consultation document called Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting.
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
Around 100 people braved the icy January weather and enjoyed a festive start to the New Year at our annual Meet the Team event held this Tuesday (19 January 2016) at The Old Bank restaurant in Old Town, Swindon. Malcolm Gregory, partner …
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
Do you transfer customer data to the United States as part of your business? If you do, you should be aware of the recent European Court of Justice decision.
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
Perhaps naively, it’s with a heavy heart that we’re reporting on this legislation. With increasing awareness and news reporting on issues of poor treatment, unsafe practices and exploitation of workers in supply chains, and the reputational damage that can result, there is an increasing onus on companies carrying out business in the UK to show that they are acting ethically and with integrity.
Posted by Malcolm Gregory, Partner
You will recall July’s Emergency Budget in which the Chancellor’s announcement of a National Living Wage stole the headlines, and appeared to trump the other main parties’ own manifesto commitments. What will the National Living Wage mean for employers?