Insights

4th September 2018

In this article Steve Conlay looks at an often debated point regarding cessation of services prior to a TUPE transfer.

7th August 2018

In this article, we consider the case of Rice Shack Ltd v Obi UKEAT in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employee on a zero-hour contract was entitled to be paid at her average weekly earnings rate whilst suspended pending disciplinary proceedings and was also entitled to accept alternative employment during that suspension period

7th August 2018

In this article Will Carter considers the recent Court of Appeal decision which considers the case of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake. This case involved the question of whether workers were entitled to be paid minimum wage for ‘sleep in’ roles in which they were required to be present at work, or close by to work, whilst they were asleep

7th August 2018

In this article Steve Conlay looks at one of the most common questions raised by clients – the risk of dismissing an individual in the weeks leading up to two years’ service

6th August 2018

One of the region’s most experienced and well-connected businessmen, Mark Robinson, has joined BPE Solicitors as a consultant

3rd August 2018

BPE Solicitors, a leading Gloucestershire law firm, has welcomed new Chartered Legal Executive, Hannah Mills to the firm’s Family team