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The right for employees to request flexible working has been around for some time. It was introduced in April 2003 and extended in April 2009 to cover parents with children […]

Once an employee has a year’s service, he has the right to claim unfair dismissal. As part of the employment tribunal reforms, the government is considering doubling this requirement to […]

In recent months, employers’ groups have been voluble in their efforts to persuade the government to create a better climate for employers by reforming the employment tribunal system. Willans considers […]

Where does an employer stand when an employee has done something illegal or even criminal in the course of his work? Willans reports on the most recent example, where the […]

The extra bank holiday on 29 April for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is going to be expensive whichever way you look at it, says Willan’s Employment […]

Sir Nicholas Wall, the country’s most senior family law judge, has, this week, called for new rights for unmarried couples to share property and money when they split up. Willans’ […]

Who would have thought a TV programme about wills could fire up so much interest? The new BBC2 series, Can’t take it with you has certainly given people something to […]

Our family law team is backing a campaign that promotes the benefits of a more civilised approach to divorce. Collaborative law week, run by Resolution, the national family lawyers’ organisation, […]

Compromise agreements can be an expedient and versatile answer to a great many employment impasses. They offer employers a fast way of avoiding drawn out dismissal procedures and the associated […]

As everyone knows, the office Christmas party has long been a traditional source of trouble in the employment context – a supply of free alcohol often acting as a catalyst […]