Corporate Employment

Cutting through the doom, gloom and uncertainty in employment law in 2025 Take yourself back to 2019. ‘Zoom’ meant moving fast. ‘Jumping on Teams’ might sound like some sort of aggressive football tactic. Before the pandemic, around 5% of the...

Companies House will soon be bringing in a new identity verification process, brought about by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. These new laws mean that anyone forming, running, owning or controlling a company in the UK will...

Ellis-Fermor & Negus are very happy to welcome Corporate Solicitor, Charlotte Stojak, to the Long Eaton office. Charlotte qualified as a Solicitor in 2015 and has worked at large national and regional firms as well as for one of the...

A settlement agreement is a binding legal agreement between you and your employer which usually brings your employment to an end, or compromises certain claims you may have against your employer. In exchange for entering into the agreement you will...

Question My foreman and his wife are expecting a baby due next month. Exactly how much paternity leave may he ask for? Answer The statutory right to take Ordinary Paternity Leave (‘OPL’) was introduced in 2003. Your foreman may ask...

Question   I have a post available and am about to hold interviews. I am worried that an unsuccessful candidate might claim compensation for discrimination. What questions might I safely ask and what subjects should I avoid? Answer We all know...

Our Employment Rights series addresses important questions about employment matters. Our employment solicitors explain common misconceptions and break down legal jargon. Question:   I have been told that I have no employment rights until I have at least 12 months’ continuous...

Question: My employees do not have contracts of employment. Is this a problem? Answer: Every employee has a contract of employment.  If there is nothing in writing, however, that contract is just a verbal one. Omitting to have written contracts...

You need your workforce in place but how do you get them there? In a recent case a group of prison officers refused to be transported to work by their employer via a closed road during adverse weather conditions.  As...

Dispute Resolution week takes place 25th – 29th November 2013.  The aim is to promote the benefits of alternatives to court for separating and divorcing couples.  It is organised by Resolution – the national organisation of family lawyers, committed to...