As lockdown starts to lift, more and more Employees will be returning to work. It is perfectly normal for Employees to feel anxious about their safety.
Your Employer has a legal duty under Health & Safety legislation to provide you with a safe place to work. As part of that duty, Employers should be implementing policies to ensure that the workplace is safe for you to return to.
Matthew Moore, Senior Partner at Gales Solicitors has been reflecting on the experience of online court hearings during lockdown.
“Life under lockdown has changed how we live our daily lives. A lot of what used to be normal contact is now taking place online. The courts are no exception. Most hearings are currently taking place by telephone or video link. This has been an interesting experience as the court’s IT was not fully prepared for online working.
I speak to many employees who tell me that they feel that they have been unfairly dismissed at work but know that there is nothing that they can do because they haven’t been employed for at least two years.
It is true to say that unless you have been employed for two years or more you are not able to bring a claim for ordinary unfair dismissal.
In the beginning…..it was thought that Employees were not permitted to take annual leave whilst on Furlough. For that reason, many Employees that were put on Furlough leave in March and at the beginning of April will probably have Furlough Agreements that state they are not permitted to take Annual leave during the Furlough period.
Bournemouth based Gales Solicitors, with offices in Winton and Tuckton, have welcomed Orla Gilligan to the team as their new Head of Conveyancing
Bournemouth University Law undergraduate James Diamond has taken up a 2 day a week placement year at Gales Solicitors, as part of his Law Degree course.
Older people in England and Wales are getting divorced (and re-married) in ever greater numbers. The office for national Statistics have shown that between 1990 and 2012 there was an 85% increase in divorce in the over 60’s. Senior Partner Matthew Moore at Gales Solicitors advises on the importance of taking proper advice before committing to any division of assets in a divorce, particularly in a divorce later on in life, or close to or after retirement.
Following the compulsory liquidation of Thomas Cook, Gales Solicitors in Bournemouth looks at the options for workers if the company that they are working for goes bust.
Gales Solicitors is taking part in the national initiative ‘Free Wills Month’. The scheme, which takes place every October, is backed by charities and solicitors ask their clients to consider leaving a donation to a chosen cause when they die. The Free Wills Month campaign is aimed at people aged 55 and over.
Gales Solicitors is taking part in the national initiative ‘Remember A Charity in your Will Week’ which runs from 9 to 15 September 2019. The scheme is backed by charities and solicitors ask their clients to consider leaving a donation to a chosen cause when they die.
On the 24th July, for the first time in our history, the United Kingdom will have a Prime Minister who may soon be co-habiting in Downing Street. Matthew Moore Partner at Gales Solicitors in Bournemouth discusses the common legal pitfalls to consider when co-habiting.
Stephanie Wyatt is a Legal Secretary at Gales Solicitors in Winton and has recently been crowned Miss Earth England. The 19- year- old won the coveted award, amidst stiff competition in a final which took place at the Arden Hotel in Birmingham.