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UK Retailer Files Administration, 11,000 Jobs at Risk

26th April 2016
Though it is set to continue trading, British Home Stores (BHS), a UK high street based retailer, has filed for administration and began selling the company this week. Up to 11,000 employees are now at risk of losing their jobs, but BHS has assured that for the time being nobody will be made redundant. The […]
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Uber Transport Firm Settles $100 Million Over ‘Employee Status’

22nd April 2016
Following an ongoing case since 2015, taxi competition firm Uber has agreed to settle for as much as $100 million. According to Uber’s website, around 450,000 drivers use the Uber app in the US every month.   The case began last year with a focus on individuals claiming to be employees of Uber rather than […]
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Solicitors for the Elderly has appointed two new members to its board of directors

4th April 2016
Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) is an independent, national organisation of over 1,500 professionals, such as solicitors, barristers, and chartered legal executives, committed to providing the highest quality legal advice on specialist areas, such as wills, powers of attorney and elder abuse.   The not-for-profit organisation welcomes existing members Holly Chantler and Chris Keenan (pictured) to […]
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BPP University teams up with CIS London & Partners to offer innovative MBA (Legal Services) programme

15th September 2015
BPP University is teaming up with CIS London & Partners to offer senior legal managers, based in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the unique opportunity to study BPP University’s exclusive MBA (Legal Services). The MBA (Legal Services) programme will be delivered by BPP University, who exclusively trains over 45 leading UK and […]
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EU court judges that time for travelling workers starting and finishing at home to/from job should count as working time

10th September 2015
Travelling from home to first client, patient or customer and home from the last one at the end of shift is rightly counted as working time which should now be paid for says GMB GMB, the union for British Gas, AA, meter readers and home care workers, welcome the judgement by the European Court that […]
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THE WORKING DAY IS GETTING LONGER – 80% rise in calls outside 9 to 5 hours for legal businesses

25th June 2015
41% more worker time is spent dealing with customers outside traditional 9 to 5 office hours, compared with three years ago, creating a rapid demand for 24 hour services. A study into incoming business call volumes by call answering service alldayPA, tracked over a million calls from a two year period, to reveal the working […]
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Enterprise Legal Management Industry Leaders, Datacert and TyMetrix, are now “ELM Solutions”

2nd February 2015
The recently-merged Enterprise Legal Management industry leaders, Datacert and TyMetrix, announced today that the new name for the combined business is “ELM Solutions.” The merging of Datacert and TyMetrix, both pioneers of the ELM industry, brought together the most comprehensive set of ELM software and services in the market. With these combined resources, ELM Solutions, […]
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Wesleyan research finds delaying saving for retirement is a costly business for lawyers

13th January 2015
Delaying saving for retirement is a costly business Lawyers who delay saving for their ideal pension until their mid-30s could end up having to save almost £500 more every month than if they’d started at the beginning of their career, according to new calculations from Wesleyan, the financial services specialist for lawyers. Wesleyan’s research found […]
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