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11 April 2016
Employment advice
Employment law is always changing and, as an employer, you need to stay up to date with developments in order to ensure that you are acting lawfully. Most employment law changes take place in April and October each year. Gillian Reid, Head of Employment at Ware & Kay Solicitors in York & Wetherby, looks at what is happening in April 2016 and what you need to do. National living wage The introduction of the national living wage on 1 April 2016 is the biggest change to occur in April. It will be payable to workers who are aged 25 and over and the initial rate will be £7.20 per hour. It is effectively a top-up rate of the national minimum wage. It has been estimated that 50 per cent of employers will need to increase…
22 March 2016
Employment advice
NEW: National Living / Minimum Wage - 1st April, 2016 The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2016 have been made, and come into force on 1 April 2016. The new minimum wages from 1 April 2016 will be:- age 25+ - £7.20ph (the National Living Wage) 21-25 - £6.70ph 18-21 - £5.30ph <18 - £3.87ph apprentices - £3.30ph If you have any questions please contact our Employment Law Solicitor Gillian Reid on: 01904 716050 or Gillian.Reid@warekay.co.uk Employment Advice articles
22 March 2016
Litigation
As a landlord of commercial premises there are many reasons why you may want to take back possession of your premises, the most common being where your tenant is in breach of their lease terms; such as, not paying rent, not keeping the premises in good repair, being a nuisance to neighbours or assigning or subletting the premises without your consent. David Hyams (Head of Commercial Property) & Jacky Burton (Commercial Property Solicitor) at Ware & Kay Solicitors in York & Wetherby advise landlords on their options for claiming back possession of their property. Claiming possession Taking back possession of your premises when occupied by a tenant is called 'forfeiture'. However, you can only forfeit the lease if there is a specific clause in the lease enabling you to do so. It is advisable for…
15 March 2016
Financial advice
A New Year brings a fresh mindset - an opportunity to take stock and re-focus for the year ahead, in both our personal and financial lives. The year starts with the Winter Olympics in South Korea and in February we enter the Chinese New Year of the dog, symbolising loyalty and honesty. With a royal wedding and Commonwealth Games in the springtime - anticipation hangs in the air, before the World Cup in Russia kicks off in June - exciting times ahead. TAKE STOCK It's also a time for reflection. Geopolitical and economic uncertainties have become consistent features that will not dissipate overnight, as Brexit negotiations continue. Despite uncertainty being the order of the day over the past year, all major stock markets have generated healthy positive returns. The performance of the UK stock market…
13 February 2016
Litigation
Do you think that you have a claim against the estate of someone who has died? If you believe that you should have been included in their Will, or received more from their estate than you did, then you may be entitled to make a dependency claim. Head of Litigation at Ware & Kay in York, Wetherby & Malton, explains how: "Where the deceased died without a valid Will, the intestacy rules govern the automatic manner in which their married, or civil partner, and other close relatives, inherit their estate. If you are not provided for under the intestacy rules or, under their deceased's Will if they had one , or you consider that the amount you will receive is not sufficient, you might be able to bring a claim against the estate to ensure…
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