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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

National Minimum Wage – dodgers named and shamed

June 10, 2019August 22, 2017 by Alan McCormack

It is a legal requirement for all employers to pay their staff the National Minimum Wage. The current hourly rates for this are: 25 and over – £7.50 21-24 – £7.05 18-20 – £5.60 Under … Read more

Alan McCormack

Pimlico Plumbers win appeal to Supreme Court

December 13, 2017August 18, 2017 by Alan McCormack

In February 2017, the Court of Appeal upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision that former plumber Mr Smith was in fact a worker as opposed to a self-employed contractor and therefore, was entitled to basic employment … Read more

Dave Berry

The rise of the distracted pedestrian

December 13, 2017August 16, 2017 by Dave Berry

A poll by the AA found that 72% of drivers in the UK have seen a pedestrian step out onto the road while they are distracted by their mobile phone or another digital device. Such … Read more

Alan Cameron

Motoring offences – Don’t take a “chance” when it comes to your licence

May 9, 2019August 14, 2017 by Alan Cameron

Dakota County Sheriff’s office posted a Facebook message recently advising that their Deputy Vei arrested a gentleman on an outstanding warrant and at the time of arrest, the accused provided him with a Monopoly card … Read more

Dave Berry

Revenge Porn and Psychiatric Injury

October 2, 2018August 11, 2017 by Dave Berry

Spending hours writing and re-writing handwritten letters to our loves is a communication of the past. Nowadays, selfies have replaced sonnets as the declarations of love. While it isn’t revolutionary to say social media has … Read more

Alan Cameron

Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours

December 13, 2017August 8, 2017 by Alan Cameron

Be it to live next door to Scott and Charlene or to be only a short walking distance from the Lassiter’s Complex, one of the most sought after streets to live in has always been … Read more

David McKinney

Spotlight on Farm Safety

December 13, 2017August 1, 2017 by David McKinney

The health and safety of workers and members of the public on farms has been very much under the spotlight recently, with this year’s Farm Safety Week running from Monday 24th July.

Alan McCormack

ET Fees – Go Home

August 15, 2019July 31, 2017 by Alan McCormack

As you will no doubt be aware on the 26th of June a landmark ruling with regards UK Employment Law was handed down by the Supreme Court who unanimously held that the Government’s introduction of … Read more

Alan McCormack

Claim that advantageous treatment was unfavourable fails

July 6, 2018July 28, 2017 by Alan McCormack

In the recent case of Williams v The Trustees of Swansea University Pension & Assurance Scheme and another [2017] EWCA, the Court of Appeal considered if the employer had discriminated against Mr Williams by only … Read more

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