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Reminder: Annual Tribunal limit increase

The regular annual increase in Employment Tribunal limits has now been released. To keep you updated, the key increases are as follows: Compensatory Award – £105,707 (previously £93,878) A ‘week’s pay’ (for basic award and redundancy payments) – £643 (previously £571) The changes take effect from 6 April 2023, generally,...

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TikTok on work devices

In this article, Paula Squire looks at the topical data protection issue of allowing TikTok on your work email devices. Cybersecurity is as much a HR issue as it is for your IT departments. Whilst you may be pleased that you finally updated your Employee and Candidate Privacy Notices to...

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Is that ‘off the record’? How effective are “Without Prejudice” Letters

The recent case of Meaker v Cyxtera Technology UK Ltd, has shown how a dismissal can be effective, even if it is communicated via a “without prejudice” letter. Whilst the case did not go in the employee’s favour, employers should heed the warning given and apply caution about the content...

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HR Consultancy Corner: Restructuring and redundancy top tips

With a continued turbulent economic climate it’s not surprising that many organisations are looking at re-structuring and/or redundancies as a way to help secure the future of the business and off-set rising costs. Regardless of the size of your business, it’s vital that you have the expertise to handle the...

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Debt Recovery team highlight: Overpaid wages to employees

Clarke Willmott’s specialist Debt Recovery team discusses overpaid wages to employees. Overpaid wages to employees can happen for a variety of reasons, from a simple accounting error to failing to ‘click’ a button at the end of a temporary promotion. It is important for an employer to recover the overpaid...

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Clarke Willmott supports housing association to buy new property for homeless people and their pets

Clarke Willmott has advised Gloucester City Homes (GCH) on the purchase of a property that offers accommodation to homeless people and their dogs. The transaction to buy Citadel House in Stroud, Gloucestershire, financed by a grant from Stroud District Council, will provide homes for up to eight individuals. The scheme...

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Financial litigation trends in 2023

The current economic climate driven by rising inflation and the war in Ukraine means that 2023 is likely to be a busy time for financial services litigators. In the article we take a high level look at some of the possible types of financial services claims which might start to...

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Clarke Willmott advises on sale of Capital Cash to cash converters

Members of our Corporate team have advised on the sale of Capital Cash Limited to the UK’s largest second-hand retailer, Cash Converters UK. Our team acted for the management team and sellers of Capital Cash, in a transaction with an estimated deal value of £13.9 million. Capital Cash is the...

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Clarke Willmott further strengthens Cardiff office team

The Cardiff office of  Clarke Willmott has further strengthened its commercial property, corporate and construction line-up with the appointment of five new joiners. Julia Morris, formerly of Le Gros Solicitors Limited, joins the commercial property team as partner, together with senior associate Scott Keddle, formerly in-house lawyer at Shaw Healthcare,...

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Inheritance tax planning in uncertain times

In this article we look at how to carry out inheritance tax (IHT) planning in a way that is timely and does not lead to an unwelcome amount of immediate financial detriment. “May you live in interesting times” reads the Chinese curse; the last several years in the UK have...

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