22 Dec, 2015 Do you have an au pair? Make sure you know their rights By Passle Group We had a recent case of unfair dismissal taken by a childminder against the parents of the family the childminder was minding. In this...
18 Dec, 2015 Central Bank probe into fund fees: what exactly are you paying for? By Passle Group The Central Bank has now announced its themed inspections for 2016 which will no doubt provoke discussion between fund managers and...
18 Dec, 2015 Has your divorce settlement been wrongly calculated by MoJ Form E software error? By Passle Group Divorced couples should look back at their Form E (and the Form E of theirformer spouse), and manually calculate atparagraph 2.20 the...
16 Dec, 2015 Measuring PR - a thorny issue By Matt Baldwin Measuring PR - a thorny issue that has been bugging the PR profession for years. This clip adds to the conversation.What is clear is that...
15 Dec, 2015 What rights do our volunteers have? By Passle Group I don't want to sound like Scrooge in the run up to Christmas but this is a question any organization engaging volunteers should...
15 Dec, 2015 Yahoo employees likely to suffer at the behest of its investors By Passle Group A report that investors in Yahoo have called for it to layoff 85% of staff and cut benefits for those to remain is sure to create unease...
15 Dec, 2015 Internships - how to set them up properly By Passle Group Internships are commonplace now with employers looking for low cost ways to hire staff and with graduates seeking to get some experience...
14 Dec, 2015 PR and copyright By Matt Baldwin PR people do not like the NLA and its licencing of newspaper copy. Some, including the PRCA, the body representing PR agencies, are quite...
11 Dec, 2015 First rule of PR - avoid jargon By Matt Baldwin The Times 'The Brief' this morning picks on a press release from Cambridge law firm Taylor Vinters. It has put its money where its mouth...
08 Dec, 2015 What does the future of work look like? By Passle Group The Guardian are running an excellent series on the workplace of the future. These days you can't attend any business, HR or legal...
08 Dec, 2015 You won't make partner here By Matt Baldwin Excellent article from Boodle Hatfield's COO Andrew Wansell on how to approach those excellent lawyers that are unlikely to make...
07 Dec, 2015 Zero hours - does zero tolerance show zero understanding? By Passle Group I have to agree with IBEC's stance on the recent UL zero hours report. Zero hours contracts have a bad rep across the UK and Ireland when...
07 Dec, 2015 Disturbing report on bullying of trainee doctors By Passle Group A worrying report by the Medical Council on bullying in the profession reveals that 33% of trainee doctors say they have experienced...
04 Dec, 2015 Where Fin-Tech Is Struggling With Regulation By Gareth Jones Bruce Wallace, chief digital officer of Silicon Valley Bank, was interviewed by the WSJ and asked to expand on his concerns around how...
03 Dec, 2015 Lights, Camera, Action By Matt Baldwin The Times daily Brief reports, presumably with tongue in cheek, that lawyers are reluctant to speak to the media. It says that Slater &...
03 Dec, 2015 Yet more red tape to cut: Cabinet Office review of building sector re-opens By Nicola Gooch In an apparent concession that they didn't manage to get through all of it the last time around, the Cabinet Office has re-opened its...