Motor Trade Legal Articles
Commission disclosure
A number of members who have complaints pending with the Financial Ombudsman’s Service (‘FOS’) regarding the selling of finance products have recently received correspondence referring to the recent cases of Wood v Commercial First Business Limited and Pengelly v Business Mortgage Finance 4 plc. These letters ask a number of additional questions and provide members the opportunity to add […]
Proposed Changes to Flexible Working and Carer’s Leave
Members may have seen in the news that the Government has launched a consultation on making flexible working the default position when an employee starts employment. The present rules on flexible working require employees to have a 26 week qualifying period before making application for flexible working. Under the Government proposals, they are considering whether […]
Flexible furlough
MILS members will have noted the recent changes in furlough and the amount that can be claimed towards employees’ wages. According to Government information 11.6 million jobs have been supported since the scheme began. The priority now is not only to support jobs but to incentivise employers to bring back staff as the economy returns […]
Holiday Pay: Supreme Court to decide whether a gap of three months breaks the chain in a backdated claim
The Employment Rights Act 1996 provides that, any tribunal claim for unpaid holiday pay generally needs to be brought within three-months of when the payment became due, unless the underpayment forms part of a ‘series of deductions.’ If a series exists, then a claim can be made for all of the underpayments in the series, […]
Changes to part 36 CPR coming into force 6 April 2021
Part 36 offers (referring to the rule number in the Court Procedural Rules (CPR)) is a device incorporated into the Court rules to facilitate the settlement of claims without going to trial. Such offers can be made by Claimants or Defendants. In general terms if a party fails to beat a part 36 offer that […]
Are you ready for the General Data Protection Regulation – Part 3
The GDPR has effectively rewritten the Data Protection Directive, the mainstay of current data protection regime. From May 2018, the GDPR will have a significant effect on your responsibilities when storing data and the uses you can put data to. All businesses are affected, particularly where they use customer details for marketing purposes or exchange them with other businesses […]
