• Spring 2024 employment law round up

    This year is a busy one for employment legislation, following a few quiet years. The Government has supported several pr

  • Updated Acas guidance on sickness absence management

    On average, each employee in the UK took 5.7 days off due to sickness in 2022, according to figures published by the Off

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    Relocation: navigating the risks and pitfalls for employers

    Due to changes in ways of working since the pandemic, or in response to the economic slowdown, some employers are downsi

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    Martyn’s Law – Guidance for Event Organisers

    In 2017, the Aryana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena was struck by a horrific terrorist attack that killed 22 peop

  • Spring employment law round up

    Aside from the typical April updates to statutory rates, it may seem relatively quiet on the regulatory front for employ

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    Spring 2022 Employment Law Update

    April is usually the month when the Government introduces new employment legislation, and in recent years, it has announ

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    Return to the workplace: Be aware of an employee’s disabilities

    During this transitional period, as employees return to the workplace on a hybrid or full-time basis, employers must be

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    Disability Discrimination Advice for HR professionals

    Laceys’ Head of Employment & HR, Robin Watson spoke to the Wessex Branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and

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    7 pitfalls to avoid when making redundancies

    If you are restructuring your business getting the redundancy procedure right is crucial, as mistakes can open the door

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    Laceys endorsed for 7 legal specialisms in the 2021 Legal 500 rankings

    Leading Dorset solicitors, Laceys, have once again acquired recognition across many of the firms specialist areas, in th

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    ‘Jack’s Law’. A new legal right to paid bereavement leave for parents.

    New regulations are to be introduced this year entitling parents to two weeks’ leave should they suffer the loss of a ch

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    Only Dorset firm to be recognised for Media and Entertainment in the Legal 500

    Laceys Solicitors are the only Dorset firm to have been recognised within the field of Media and Entertainment law withi

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    Divorce law Reform – Will the ending of the ‘Blame Game’ reduce conflict in Mediation?

    It is the most significant overhaul of divorce law in the last fifty years. Divorcing couples will no longer have to all

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    Springing Forward – Important Changes for Employers in April 2019

    There are two key changes which employers need to be aware of that will be in force from April 2019. The first is that t

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    General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Myths …..BUSTED.

    For those who have been living under a rock (or a mountain of paperwork) the biggest change to data protection law for d

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    Individuals being granted the right to compensation – are you ready for the latest changes in consumer law?

    According to various consumer reports, the UK is fraught with underhand tradesmen, with the majority of the population h

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    Changes to EU TM Law.

    What you need to know about the latest changes to European trade mark law. EU legislators have certainly been keeping us