Latest News From Complete Clarity Solicitors

The majority of employees in the United Kingdom now expect to work past the age of 65, if recent research from Canada Life Group Insurance is to be believed.

The survey found that approximately 61 per cent of UK employees expect to work beyond the ‘normal’ retirement.

UK Businesses that employ in excess of 250 people will be required to publish what they pay their male and female staff as well as the average difference between male and female pay, if a recent amendment to proposed legislation is approved by the House of Commons.

If as thought, the amendment is approved, the Secretary of State will be allowed a period of twelve months to implement the provision.

Complete Clarity Solicitors are a forward thinking legal practise and this is one of the many reasons why we want to be associated with one of Scotland’s future serious boxing prospects, Harry Peacock. 

According to a report recently published by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), in excess of 46,500 Scottish workers and or employers are ‘desperate’ and ‘miserable’ due to unfair working practices - an increase of 5.5% on the previous year.

The team at Complete Clarity Solicitors are delighted to once again give an update on the continued progression of our Scottish shining boxing star Harry Peacock.

With the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) having recently clarified the rules concerning the types of companions that workers can bring with them to grievance or disciplinary hearings, following a period of consultation, ACAS has now published a revised draft of the of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures.

The EAT judgement in  Toal and another -v- GB Oils, which caused ACAS to act, held that workers have the right to be accompanied anyone at Disciplinary and Grievance hearings, provided the accompanying individual falls into one of the categories, which are listed in section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999. Workers, therefore, have the right to be accompanied at such hearings by trade unions officials, certified union representatives and fellow workers.

We'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the upcoming year.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) last week released a report, which suggested that attitudes held by employers must urgently be changed, with expectant mothers still being dismissed, bullied and sidelined.

The TUC report - called ‘The Pregnancy Test: Ending Discrimination at Work for New Mothers’ - said that what the law states on paper and what happens in reality are two different stories. TUC found that many pregnant women feel shunned as soon as they give their workplace the news that they are expecting.

Starting your online business can be a daunting task, especially with a very long to-do list before you are actually up and running.

Consensus Collaboration Scotland - an organisation comprised of Scottish lawyers, family consultants and financial specialists - have conducted research into how family breakups in employee’s personal lives are affecting Scottish businesses.  

Last year, the Centre for Social Justice estimated that the annual cost to the government of a family breakdown was £46 billion, but the new study shows the damage to individuals and businesses that separation and divorce can cause.

Vince Cable, Business Secretary, has recently announced a new, wide-ranging employment review to help analyse the status of those on 'worker' employment contracts, who often hold fewer basic rights when compared to those on 'employee' contracts.

Between June and July this year, property rental prices rose by 10 per cent in Scotland, marking a considerable jump when compared to the 4.4 per cent rise in the UK in the same period last year.

Aberdeen is one of two Scottish locations that have been selected to pilot a new domestic violence disclosure scheme.

People in Scotland are more confident about buying property compared to people in rest of the UK, despite the prospect of interest rates rising.

A company in Aberdeen has been fined for safety failings after a worker was injured when a forklift truck ran over his leg and foot.

Serious doubts over the safety of offshore rig workers in the oil and gas industries have been raised by a report published the Commons Transport Committee.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently ruled that European Law does not provide mothers with any maternity leave entitlement where a surrogate has carried and given birth to the child.  

Two top cyclists, Silas Goldsworthy and Martin Williamson, have given their support to the Road Share campaign - which calls for presumed liability to be introduced in Scotland's civil law to better protect cyclists involved in road accidents.

A new law, which was introduced by the Scottish Government to allow local councils to recover debts they have incurred when taking on enforcement work on dangerous or defective buildings, has been passed by the Scottish Parliament.

Phase 2 of the Scottish Court Service’s (SCS) court restructuring plan is now underway, with a number of courts in the East of Scotland affected by the changes.