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Welcome to July's Employment news briefing, providing a summary of some of the recent employment judgements and updates.
If you have any questions about any of the topics covered, or would like to discuss anything with our Employment team, please call Martin Stephen on 0141 248 3434 or email mss@wj
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Welcome to September's Employment news briefing, providing a summary of some of the recent employment judgements and updates.
If you have any questions about any of the topics covered, or would like to discuss anything with our Employment team, please call Martin Stephen on 0141 248 3434 or email&n
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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP is reflecting on its involvement with Sutherland Spaceport as the project moves into its next phase, after advising landowners Melness Crofters’ Estate on the historic deal.
WJM’s team of Inverness-based advisers, led by Partners John Smart and Paul
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An employee who lost his job for refusing to work during the pandemic due to what he claimed was a ‘serious and imminent’ danger has lost his case at the Court of Appeal. This is the first case relating to Covid-19 and s.100(1)(d) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to reach the Court of A
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As much planning as clients do with their Wills or Trusts – things can, and do go wrong, which is where the combined expertise of our private client and skilled conflict resolution team can help.
Our expert team, led by SJ Macdonald, is on hand to provide advice, whether it is to assist execu
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As the UK and Scottish Governments grapple with addressing skills shortages across the UK, WJM’s John Grant discusses the process of obtaining a sponsor licence for migrant workers in 2023.
When it comes to taking on a new employee, finding the right person for the job is vital. Hiring intern
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Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (“DRS”) has been delayed until October 2025, around the same time England, Northern Ireland and Wales are expected to launch their own schemes.
The Scottish Parliament passed the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations in May 2020. The S
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As the crisis-hit CBI wins a key confidence vote over its future following a series of scandals, our employment law specialist Liam Entwistle shares his views on how the organisation could have handled these problems from an HR perspective.
The reputation of The Confederation of British Industry (C
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WJM solicitor Angus MacLeod, who specialises in the spirits industry, has spoken about the challenges currently being faced by the Scotch whisky sector after conducting an analysis of the industry’s production, sales, and global reputation.
He has highlighted some of the key issues affecting
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Menopause discrimination in the workplace is becoming more relevant to conversations around the Equality Act 2010. At present, women wishing to bring a claim of menopause discrimination must do so under protected characteristics of sex, age or disability.
Nature of the issue
In a recent survey, th
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