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Jackson Boyd’s Edinburgh and Glasgow offices are always busy and at any one time there are many newsworthy things going on. Check in here to find out what we are up to and who we have helped, along with the latest insight and industry news.

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Alan McCormack

‘The Overtime Epidemic’ And The Scottish Government’s Commitment To Discuss A Right For Public Sector Workers To Disconnect

December 17, 2021 by Alan McCormack

In August 2021, Autonomy thinktank presented a research paper revealing that the Covid-19 Pandemic had led to an ‘epidemic of hidden overtime’, negatively effecting workers’ mental health, and disproportionately impacting working women. The paper proposed … Read more

Alan McCormack

Recent statistics show a decline in collective redundancies

September 9, 2021 by Alan McCormack

Figures published by the Insolvency Service have shown a continuing decline in the number of notified collective redundancies (when an employer proposes to dismiss 20 or more employees on grounds of redundancy within a period … Read more

Alan McCormack

Government Publish List of 191 Employers Who Have Breached National Minimum Wage Legislation

August 10, 2021 by Alan McCormack

On 5 August 2021, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published a list of 191 employers who had breached the national minimum wage legislation by underpaying their staff. The list identified a … Read more

Ainsley McCabe

Staycation gone wrong?

August 6, 2021 by Ainsley McCabe

As a result of the pandemic, record numbers of us have decided to explore what is on our doorstep in Bonnie Scotland. In the more rural areas of Scotland many of us find ourselves staying … Read more

Dave Berry

Robert McArthur and Others v Timberbush Tours Limited

August 5, 2021 by Dave Berry

The aftermath of any accident can have devastating effects on not only the individual involved but it can also have lasting effects on their family and friend’s. In the tragic case of Robert McArthur and … Read more

Alan Cameron

The Risks of being a Guarantor under a Joint Private Residential Tenancy

February 9, 2023July 26, 2021 by Alan Cameron

It is a common requirement for tenants to have a guarantor countersign their tenancy agreement, often by a relative or friend. In fact it is so commonplace that unfortunately it is sometimes not afforded the … Read more

Alan Cameron

Evictions (finally) in Scotland

July 13, 2021 by Alan Cameron

As you will be aware, following the pandemic, it has been a challenging times for us all but not least Landlords in Scotland. We have witnessed the introduction of legislation that (1) extended the time … Read more

Craig McCann

QOWCS this all about then?

February 16, 2023June 30, 2021 by Craig McCann

30th June 2021 sees the introduction of Qualified One Way Cost Shifting (QOWCS) in Scotland, which will change the way in which expenses are awarded in Personal Injury actions. QOWCS originated from the recommendations in … Read more

Alan Cameron

“We are never going to have to go into the office again, let’s get a dog!”

June 16, 2021 by Alan Cameron

According to the Kennel Club UK, a quarter of new owners admit buying a puppy during the Covid-19 pandemic and one in four pandemic puppy buyers admit they could have unintentionally bought from a puppy … Read more

Alan McCormack

Maya Forstater Wins Appeal in Landmark Employment Case

June 10, 2021 by Alan McCormack

A researcher who lost her job in 2019 after Tweeting that ‘male people are not women’ has won her appeal in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The appeal took place on 27th and 28th April, in … Read more

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