The most publicly heralded “new law” from the Government in 2015 was the introduction of shared parental leave (SPL) for all babies born or adopted on or after 5th April 2015. Read more
Where a part-time worker increases their working hours, is the employer obliged to recalculate the holiday entitlement retrospectively? No, confirmed the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the case of Greenfield -v- The Care Bureau Limited. Read more
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently confirmed in the case of MBNA Limited -v- Jones that inconsistency of treatment will not necessarily render a dismissal unfair. Read more
The issue of which employees are “assigned” to a particular grouping of employees in a change of service provider under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“the TUPE Regulations”) was considered recently by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of BT Managed Services Ltd –v-… Read more
The High Court has held, in the case of Stevens v University of Birmingham, that an employer’s refusal to allow a representative of a professional defence organisation to accompany an employee to an investigative meeting was unfair, and a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence. Read more
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in the case of Plumb v Duncan Print Group Ltd that a worker who is off sick and is unable or unwilling to take annual leave, is entitled to carry forward that leave for up to 18 months after the end of leave… Read more
Another month, another fundraising challenge! On Saturday 25th May, our Senior Property Adviser Andrea Hardie, along with her brother-in-law Paul, will be taking on a skydive in order to raise funds for Friends of Roxburghe House.
As part of our ongoing fundraising to support Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA), five members of staff took part in Run Balmoral on Saturday 27th April.
The Team at Mackinnons hosted a ‘Lunch with the Legends’ to celebrate (almost) 40 years since the release of groundbreaking “Last of the Hunters” documentary, featuring 3 legends - and top skippers- of the Scottish Fishing Industry; Andrew Bremner, Willie Tait and Terry Taylor.