Some FAQs about furlough, answered by employment law specialist, Jenny Carpenter, Solicitor. Do you have to be employed to be placed on furlough leave? No, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme applies to the self employed, contractors and zero hour workers. Can furlough leave be used for those shielding at home from Covid-19 as they are […]
As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic we are experiencing unprecedented employment circumstances and lots of different terms are being used to describe a worker/employee’s situation:- Laying off The employer provides the employee with no work, nor pay for a undefined period, but retains them as an employee. Short time working The employer provides less […]
Adams Harrison Coronavirus Statement 24th March 2020 We are committed to adhering to the Government’s instruction that people should stay at home wherever possible. To ensure we meet our professional duty in relation to current instructions, we have put in place just skeleton staffing levels in our offices dealing with work that is absolutely necessary.We […]
From 6th April 2020 all new employees, but also workers/joiners to a company, will have the right to a written statement of terms on or before the first day of employment, whereas it is currently for employees only and within two months of employment starting. This change has been brought about by an amendment to […]
We were delighted to support the New Cangle Community Primary School in Haverhill, who sent us this lovely thank you letter The ‘Friends of the Cangle’ would like to thank you for your very kind donation towards our annual Christmas Fayre to raise funds for New Cangle CP School. The Fayre was an enormous success […]
Adams Harrison were proud sponsors of the Bubble Rush on Sunday 29th September 2019. The event was organised by East Anglian Children’s Hospice to raise money for this charity. The firm had a team of all ages participating running through foam.
It is the Equality Act 2010 that establishes the ability to bring action for unlawful discrimination. It is only in relation to a “protected characteristic” that action can be brought. The reason for the unfavourable treatment/discrimination must be due to a “protected characteristic” for the individual to be afforded protection under the act. So what […]
We are currently in the midst of a very popular time to take annual leave from work, but the law regulating and dictating what someone should be paid whilst on holiday from work is far from clear. The Working Time Regulations 1998 (“the Regulations”) state that all workers have the right to 5.6 weeks paid […]
We deal with an array of issues and matters that arise from property ownership and possession, here are three of the most common points upon which our advice, and if necessary representation is sought:- Can you claim land as your own if you maintain it? In general it is possible to claim what is known […]
Chief Master Marsh has given judgment in the case of Bhusate v Patel & others permitting a widower to bring a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“the Act”) 25 years and nine months after the deadline to do so. Ordinarily a claim under the Act must be brought within […]
