EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE 2010
25 February 2010 - Bradford
2 March 2010 - Leeds
Schofield Sweeney is a specialist commercial law firm based in Leeds and Bradford. Our specialist Employment Team is recognised in the Legal 500.
The Employment Team have substantial employment law experience, providing advice to major PLC's, smaller limited companies, public authorities, GP Practices, Schools, Academies and nursing homes.
The Employment Team draft contracts of employment and have substantial experience of advising on unfair/wrongful dismissal, whistleblowing, equal pay, deduction from wages, working time, sex, race and disability discrimination and either enforcing restrictive covenants or defending such claims.
The Employment Team can also offer help to employers. Help is our Human resources and Employment Law Protection scheme. Help takes away the burden of employment legislation in an easy and cost effective way, giving employers the reassurance of expert advice and assistance with the employment law helpline, together with insurance cover for up to £100,000 per claim.
The Seminar
The seminar is designed for HR Managers, line managers and all those who deal with employment law problems. It will provide an essential practical update on a wide range of employment issues, including:
● Unfair dismissal
● Redundancy
● Sex, race, disability and age discrimination
● Working time
● Contracts of employment
● TUPE
The seminar will conclude by looking ahead to forthcoming changes in legislation and key cases under appeal.
Programme of Events
9.30 Registration and light breakfast
10.00 Employment Update Part I
11.00 Break/refreshments
11.20 Employment Update Part II
12.20 Questions
12.30 Close
The cost of the seminar is £30 + VAT (£35.25) per delegate or up to two delegates free for clients on the helphhe scheme. To book your place, simply complete the booking form available for download from our website http://www.schofieldsweeney.co.uk/pdfs/feb10webform.pdf and send it to Maggie Tran, Schofield Sweeney LLP, Springfield House, 76 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2AY
NEW YORKSHIRE BASED INSURANCE BROKERS SETS OUT ON THE ACQUISITION TRAIL
Schofield Sweeney has advised NMJ Insurance Brokers Limited (NMJ Insurance), a branch-based broking network established recently by two former directors of Equity Insurance Brokers, on its first acquisition.
Nick Potts, the former Managing Director of Equity Insurance Brokers, and Mike Hutton, former Acquisitions & Insurer Development Director at Equity, established NMJ Insurance in April 2009 and received confirmation of FSA authorisation in December 2009. Their first corporate acquisition, of Ridge Insurance Services (Ridge Insurance) based in Glossop, Derbyshire, completed on 18 January 2010.
Ridge Insurance was originally established in 1970 and has secured a pre-eminent reputation in the town, trading from the current premises since 1972. It has grown significantly and now has over 4,000 commercial and personal clients. The existing ten employees, including the original founders Bill Higginbottom and Allen Bouchier, will remain with the business.