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Matthew Clayton MA LLM (Cantab), CIPP/E
Partner
I head Willans’ employment law and business immigration team and am also lead partner for the firm’s data protection group. I have over 20 years’ experience in the employment law field and am qualified as CIPP/E with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
I am Company Secretary for Cheltenham Festivals (the charitable organisation behind the town’s internationally acclaimed Jazz, Science, Music and Literature Festivals) and I also chair the Business and Professional Services group for GFirst Local Enterprise Partnership.
Matthew Clayton MA LLM (Cantab), CIPP/E can help you with a range of services
Employment & business immigration
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More infoIR35 and the off-payroll working rules
IR35: The (delayed) new off-payroll working rules apply from 6 April 2021 Traditionally, contractors like being self-employed because they pay reduced National Insurance contributions, and are able to set various…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance & updates
Employment lawyers Matthew Clayton and Jenny Hawrot summarise the latest developments on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to emerge. Thursday 18 March 2021 From 1 April 2021, clinically vulnerable people in…
Discrimination: The latest developments in employment law
A recent case has highlighted how important it is for employers to regularly refresh their staff equality and diversity training. In Allay v Gehlen, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) had…