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Parker & Co Solicitors
Pragmatic & proactive
employer services
We provide proactive pragmatic general day to day advice on all employment issues.
Practical & responsive
employee advice
Our solicitors have all gained considerable experience working for major UK law firms. The fact that we are a niche practice allows us to respond flexibly, sympathetically and in a more cost effective way.
We are experienced in advising both partners and partnerships particularly in relation to retirement of partners or members. We seek to deal with such matters in a practical and sensitive way.
We advise our employer clients on all aspects of business related immigration to assist them with hiring, relocating and retaining staff who are subject to UK immigration control.
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New duty to prevent sexual harassment
Effective 26 October 2024, employers will be under a new positive duty to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of their workers. ... read more
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EAT considers constructive dismissal
The EAT, in Nelson v Renfrewshire Council, held that an employee’s failure to participate in all stages of a multi-step grievance procedure was not relevant when considering whether she had been constructively dismissed. ... read more
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Compensation limits and minimum awards increase
Compensation limits and minimum awards will increase where a claim arises on or after 6 April 2024. The changes include: ... read more
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SC ruling on series of deductions
The Supreme Court in Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland & anor v Agnew & ors, has held that police officers can bring claims for unpaid holiday on the basis that the underpayments were part of a series of deductions, despite not being workers or employees for the purposes of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. Additionally, and significantly, the SC held that a relevant series of unlawful deductions is not necessarily broken by a gap of more than three months. ... read more
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EAT ruling on making enquiries into effects of job applicant’s disability
In AECOM Ltd v Mallon, the EAT upheld an ET decision that the employer failed in its duty to make reasonable adjustments when it did not telephone a job applicant to make reasonable enquiries about his disability. ... read more
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