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We have acted recently for a fashion client to bring an investor on board; a property client selling one business and building up another; a website client with its online terms and conditions and contracts for advertisers and partners; company owners on their personal liability and the terms of a possible shareholders’ agreement; a private members’ club on its constitution, start ups and many others.

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Our team of highly experienced solicitors provide bespoke and commercial solutions to a range of employment law issues. We provide practical advice to a wide range of businesses, from PLC’s to professional partnerships. Our solicitors combine an in-depth knowledge of the law, with an innovative approach to applying it, ensuring you get the best possible service.

Our solicitors will deal with your legal issues in a professional and considerate manner. We care about your wellbeing and understand how legal battles can affect you. We will be there every step of the way to support you not only with legal help and guidance but also with personal support and service.

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Our employment solicitors have a wealth of experience helping both employers, and employees, with a range of legal issues. Our team will explain the law, and your legal position, clearly and concisely to ensure you are kept in the loop at all times. We understand you will often want to resolve an employment issue quickly, and with the utmost discretion, so we will ensure this is the case.

As a team of highly experienced employment solicitors, we can provide bespoke and commercial solutions to a range of law issues, across a wide selection of business sectors. Whether you own a PLC, a professional partnership, such as a medical practice, or you want in house HR advice, we are able to assist you in resolving any issues.

Our employment solicitors write and negotiate in an easy-to-understand and jargon free way, and deal with their clients in a friendly and unstuffy manner. We know that legal disputes are often stressful and demanding processes, so we aim to put you at ease from the moment you instruct us.

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We are a team of highly experienced lawyers specialising in employment and commercial/company law.We provide quality legal advice on complex employment and commercial matters.We are solution orientated and have a ‘hands on’ approach.To understand more about us at SW19Lawyers, please visit us at www.sw19lawyers.co.ukRole SummaryWe are seeking an ex-City Commercial Lawyer with 4-6 years PQE.This is a consultant role in a friendly and supportive niche firm.Everyone works flexibly to suit their needs.

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The first thing I want you to know is not to worry.  In English Law under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) and the Flexible Working Regulations 2014 you have a right to apply for flexible working if:

You have been continuously employed for a period of at least 26 weeks;

You're legally classed as an ‘Employee’*; and

You've not made any other flexible working request in the last 12 months should the change relate to hours, times or place of work.

*For these purposes, ’Employees’ do not include workers, agency workers and directors (unless they have a contract in place).

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Annual leave (current holiday year).  If you have annual leave left for the current holiday year, you might decide to take it before starting your maternity leave. In most cases I deal with, this seems the norm.  Sometimes, you do not have the opportunity to take it all, if you are ill, for example. The company should carry it forward for you.

Annual leave (accrual during maternity leave).  I would advise to deal with holiday accruing prior to maternity leave and during maternity leave separately to avoid any confusion. Often women want to extend their leave and use up most of their accrued holiday before returning. At this time, you should then be back to your normal salary.

Keeping In Contact on Your Maternity Leave

Keeping in contact. How do you want to keep in contact and how often? Think about whether you want to receive any regular external or internal publications while you are away. For example, copies of industry publications, internal company vacancy lists, company newsletters or bulletins, invitations to work social events. It is useful to stay in contact to ensure that no organisational changes are made without your knowledge. You should be consulted before there are any proposed changes. If you are not, then this is detrimental treatment and you have a claim for injury to feelings.

Keeping In Touch Days

Keeping in Touch days (KIT) You can agree with your employer to work for up to 10 days during your maternity leave to help you stay in touch with your workplace.  Ask how much is to be paid for KIT days.  Although these are not compulsory, ask about any specific opportunities which may be coming up and/or which may be of use or interest to you. For example, team or company meetings or away days, conferences, training sessions, or specific client work.

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Responsibility for accounting for tax (and NI) should be widened from all public companies hiring contractors through personal service companies (intermediaries), to medium and large businesses.

New rules apply to private companies who meet two of the following criteria: over 50 employees; turnover in excess of £10.2m; or balance sheet in excess of £5.1 million.

Companies will need to carry out an assessment to determine whether the new rules under IR35 apply and review their contracts and pay arrangements.

For more information visit the website sw19lawyers.co.uk or call 020 8947 7997

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In truth, whether we are actively seeking support for a case of unfair treatment in the workplace or not, employment law is and should be working for us all the time. That is the beauty of its evolution.

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As a team of highly experienced employment law specialists, we provide practical and commercial law solutions to a wide range of businesses, from PLC's to professional partnerships (such as law firms and medical practices). Our expertise also includes schools, charities and nursing homes. It may be a major reorganisation, introduction of an incentive scheme, management training or dealing with a difficult individual. We also provide an in house employment law service. All of us have a wealth of experience in City or major London legal practices. Our rates are competitive, our solutions bespoke for your business and our advice first class.

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Rosa Coleman is a marketing and development officer at the charity London Legal Support Trust and shares how access to justice and legal aid is under threat, and what you can do to help.

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Whether you are the employer or the employee, you are entitled to understand your rights under the UK Labour Laws, so if you need employment-related experts, SW19 Lawyers are the professional and qualified service that could be the right choice for you.

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Employment law can be obscure, and rights have changed over the years so having the correct, up-to-date information is essential. Understanding your rights whether you are the employer or employee can be frustrating. We can help.