Stuart Miller

Presentation on International Distributorship law to Anglo-Spanish lawyers' conference in London on 8 June 2012…more

A presentation on the UK Bribery Act 2010 given to a commercial audience in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 13 March 2012 - event organised by UKTI & the British Embassy…more

This guide outlines the point you need to consider before venturing into international business. And it tells you where to go for help and guidance. As we are a law firm, it is perhaps no surprise that we urge all exporters to…more

SMOKING IN THE WORKPLACE – IMPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES The purpose of the smoking ban is to provide a safe place of work for all workers, customers and visitors by protecting them from the effects of second…more

INDIVIDUAL REDUNDANCY CONSULTATION IN ENGLAND In today’s economic climate, businesses may need to consider reducing the workforce in order to cut costs. If proposing to dismiss as redundant less than 20 employees, the…more

Stakeholder Pensions in England Employers who employ 5 or more employees are obliged to offer their employees access to a stakeholder pension scheme (unless another qualifying pension scheme is provided by the employer), which…more

ALTERNATIVES TO REDUNDANCIES Introduction In the current economic climate employers are becoming increasingly open to the idea of using alternative strategies to avoid making their staff redundant. These strategies should…more

STATUTORY SICK PAY English employment law requires employers to provide their employees with some payment to cover certain periods of sickness absence. All employees are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (‘SSP’)…more

INFORMING AND CONSULTING OBLIGATIONS ON TRANSFERS UNDER TUPE 2006 The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE 2006) requires employers to inform and (where the employer envisages taking any…more

TAX TREATMENT OF TERMINATION PAYMENTS IN ENGLAND When an employment contract is terminated, some employees may be entitled to a payment on termination. Both income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) will have to…more

INDIVIDUAL REDUNDANCY CONSULTATION IN ENGLAND In today’s economic climate, businesses may need to consider reducing the workforce in order to cut costs. If proposing to dismiss as redundant less than 20 employees, the…more

LAY OFF AND SHORT-TIME WORKING This article from Miller Rosenfalck LLp considers: 1. What is Lay-off? 2. What is short-time working? 3. How can an employee be lawfully laid-off? 4. When is lay-off or short time working not…more

E-MAIL USE WITHIN THE WORKPLACE The internet and the use of e-mail have transformed the ways in which businesses and organisations operate. While electronic communication has brought many benefits, it has, however, also…more

COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCIES IN GREAT BRITAIN What is a genuine redundancy situation? Redundancy is one of the five potentially fair reasons for dismissal in the UK, but only if a genuine redundancy situation exists. This will be…more

EMPLOYEE OR SELF EMPLOYED? - HMRC’S APPROACH TO EMPLOYMENT STATUS The HMRC will be looking at the factors set out in this article when ascertaining whether to categorise an individual as an employee or self employed…more