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A landmark case relating to how holiday pay should be calculated for employees who earn commission has found that commission payments which are intrinsically linked to the performance of a worker’s’ contractual duties must be included in holiday pay calculations.
Protecting your business wealth – lessons for SME owners from landmark case
Michael Ross, a 50-year-old property developer, registered the website “playboy.london” in his kitchen, while joking with his wife and a friend over a few bottles of wine and six months later he’s taking Playboy Enterprises Inc. to court in the U.K. to stop the adult entertainment company founded by Hugh Hefner from seizing the domain.
When two employees at New Zealand insurance brokers Marsh Ltd were caught being intimate with each other on company property outside of working hours, it wasn’t just their colleagues that they had to worry about.
Merger and acquisition is on the increase in the professional services marketplace as organisations look to gain market share and manage escalating competition. But, with pressure on prices, growing demand for a new billing model, and a need to radically improve customer service, just what is the best way of achieving the objectives of consolidation?
Tattoos may be more popular than ever but employers can dismiss workers or turn down a job applicant for sporting them.
Most businesses understand the importance of having a vibrant and engaging website that allows them to interact with their existing clients and to build relationships with potential new customers.
In a landmark case which could have significant implications for UK businesses the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will consider whether obesity should for the first time be deemed to be a disability for the purposes of discrimination legislation.
Telling a client what he or she wants to hear regardless of the reality of the situation is a temptation to avoid at all costs. It’s a principle that’s drilled into trainees from day one.
Helena Woodward- Vukcevic from law firm Hart Brown, outlines the situation on equal pay, following the recent sex discrimination and equal pay claim win by a group of men
Employers currently have an obligation to consider flexible working for employees with caring responsibilities. The change in normal working hours can be to the number of hours worked, or to the start and end time, or allowing some work to be carried out at home.
Property investors are creating a potential ‘living hell’ for their families and business partners by failing to make plans for after their death, according to a leading solicitor.
The cosmetics company Lush was recently successful in pursuing a claim for trade mark infringement against the online retailer, Amazon. The case primarily looked at the issue of when the use of brand names in search terms constitutes a trade mark infringement. We asked James O’Flinn, a partner at Mundays LLP, to explain the judgement might impact other businesses
Getting divorced is an extremely stressful time. However, for business people one of the major concerns is the distribution of their finances to their ex.
As cosmetics company Lush defeated online retailer Amazon in a trademark battle at the UK High Court last month we look at how ‘Brand-Hijacking’ can affect your online traffic when a rival buys adwords around your brand.
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