What employers need to know about hidden disabilities

  Have you ever spotted someone wearing a lanyard with a sunflower as a means of indicating that they have a non-visible disability (also known as a hidden or invisible disability)? But not everyone wishes to advertise their disability, and some people may not know that they have one. ‘Employers are sometimes surprised by the level of support that they are legally required to provide to disabled employees,’ according to Kalpesh Nakeshree, Head of Employment Law with Ware & Kay. ‘What can come as an even greater surprise is that those legal obligations may arise even if the employee has not told their employer about the disability.’ Kalpesh looks at hidden disabilities and debunks some common myths about what employers need to know to trigger their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010. What is a disability…

Step-by-step guide to no-fault divorce

Since April 2022, couples have been able to seek a divorce after one year of marriage without having to blame their former partner for any reason. Prior to the change in the law, couples who agreed to separate had to wait at least two years before they could divorce.  If they wanted a divorce prior to this, then blame had to be attributed to their spouse.  There were no alternative options. Our family law team Solicitor with Ware & Kay in York & Wetherby explains, ‘Thankfully the introduction of no-fault divorce means you can now petition straight away without blame being attributed to either spouse.  It is hoped this will lead to less acrimony, which could ease financial negotiations and foster better relations between divorcing parents which can only be seen as a positive for any…

Is a prenup part of your business risk management strategy?

Managing risk is an essential part of any business operation and while personal relationships do not often appear high on a business risk register, an acrimonious divorce has the power to devastate a small business. ‘While few anticipate or want to believe their own marriage will break down, sadly recent statistics show that over a third of all marriages end in divorce,’ says our family law teamexpert at Ware & Kay in York & Wetherby. ‘It is not uncommon for directors of a family business to insist that members of the next generation enter into a prenup before they get married, in order to protect the business assets from the effects of a divorce.’  It is sensible for all entrepreneurs to consider a prenuptial agreement if they are thinking of getting married or entering a civil…

Carving up a family farm after divorce or separation

  While January is a time of new resolutions and fresh starts, Christmas may have been a difficult time with strained relationships in hard-pressed farming families, many of which are still struggling with the aftermath of Brexit, Covid and the current cost-of-living crisis. It is little wonder then that the first Monday of January is known amongst family lawyers as ‘Divorce Day’, with so couples having reached breaking point and looking to split up or file for divorce. Divorce or separation is always a stressful time, as couples seek to split their joint belongings and make arrangement for their children, but can be especially difficult for farming families whose assets may not be easy to divide, as our family law team specialist at Ware & Kay Solicitors in York & Wetherby explains. When couples divorce, the…