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Employment Law Update (Feb 2021)
The UK’s vaccination programme is the way out of the pandemic although of course social distancing, mask wearing, and PPE are going to be with us for some time yet. But what about employees who refuse to be vaccinated and their refusal is not based on valid medical grounds?

Considering a Contractor
The distinction between a ‘contractor’ and ‘employee’ is not always clear-cut and has caused much case law over the years. A further complication is the additional category of ‘worker’.

Interview with a Trainee Solicitor: Winifred Mbieli
Why did you want to become a Solicitor? I love giving advice and I believe wrong is wrong and right is right. Growing

Finalising Furlough
Changes to government support from 1 November 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is due to end on 31 October 2020. Understandably,

Talking Terms
An employee’s terms of employment are bound to change in numerous ways during their employment. The most obvious examples include pay rises (annual

Oracle Solicitors appoints top Barrister as their Director and Global Head of Aviation
Top London law firm Oracle Solicitors has appointed Harry Snook as their Global Head of Aviation. Harry Snook has chosen to take on

Recognising New Rights
Earlier this year, the government introduced a swathe of changes to employment rights in this country. Many of these emanated from a document

Figuring out Furlough
Ilan Braha and Jason McKenzie shed some light on the rules around furlough. Can furloughed staff be made redundant during the coronavirus job

Interview with a Trainee Solicitor: Ilan Braha
Why did you want to become a Solicitor? Well, mainly because I wanted to escape the stereotypical ‘Jewish’ jobs like working in finance,