The Government has announced pay rises in the public sector – and that they will be partly funded by ‘significant’ increases in UK visa and immigration health surcharge fees for foreign migrants who come to the UK to live, study and work.

When it comes to Software Developers creating IP for customers (i.e. they enter into a contract with a customer to do so) there are some important caveats to include in the contract between parties, where IP cannot, or from a commercial perspective, should not, be assigned to the customer.

Many organisations across the United Kingdom emphasise the importance of supporting their LGBTQ+ employees, however research shows that there is still a lot of work to be done to truly achieve inclusivity within workplaces across the country.

Whilst there is no legal requirement for employers to have a dedicated policy to support employees struggling through the menopause, ACAS advises that employers take control of the matter and develop a framework for effectively managing menopause to safeguard the wellbeing of employees.

The ability to make and receive payments is critical to businesses and individuals. How we do this has undergone enormous change over the last decade.

To celebrate our 175th anniversary, we present 175 strange laws from the past and present. Some laws are funny. Some are surreal. Some make no sense no matter which way you look at them. But they all share one thing in common: they’re all real.

The advantages of mediation are excellent, especially when considered against the alternative which in most cases may be a tribunal claim and offers substantial benefits to a business.

There are a number of tasks - whether regulatory compliance or best practice - which should be completed when running a small limited company. This step-by-step guide works through those tasks.

Victoria Cetinkaya, a Senior Policy Officer from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responsible for policy and engagement with the education sector and a number of local Independent Schools recently attended a roundtable discussion held at Wright Hassall offices in Leamington Spa.

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the MSA 2015”) was passed on 26 March 2015 for a number of reasons, the primary driving force being to consolidate, simplify and update the legal protections against human trafficking and slavery.