State of the art searching for patentability and beyond
Join an online training course on 12 and 13 October to learn when and how to perform a ‘state of the art’ patent search. https://ipi.academy/product/details/2601/state-of-the-art-searching
Switching from Pre Settled to Settled Status
What is the current position on going from pre-settled to full settled status?
Agri-Tech to reduce rural crime
The cost of rural theft increased by 52% in Norfolk in 2022, making it one of the top 10 worst affected counties in the UK along with Cambridgeshire and Essex, reveal latest figures by leading rural insurer NFU Mutual. This has prompted an online event hosted by Agri-TechE on 12th October to look at new approaches to improving security.
Mills & Reeve report double digit increase in turnover in latest financial results
Turnover for 2022/23 grew by 12%, beating an ambitious planned growth target of 11.4%, to reach a record high of £147 million.
Business Woman Of The Year Final 2023
HR Ready writes...we’re very excited to announce that HR Ready Ltd have reached the Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards Final 2023 in the ‘Business Woman of the Year’ category.
Register of Licensed Sponsors List 2023
What is the Register of Licensed Sponsors and how do you use it to find a UK sponsor? DavidsonMorris explains:
Insights into website cookie banners
Gillian Harding writes... Cookie banners, the bane of every Internet user’s life, right? Intended to give protection to individual users, instead they’ve become an ever-present justification for using site visitors’ personal information and targeted ads.
To what extent is a supplier responsible for the acts of its subcontractors?
Gillian Harding, Woodfines writes...A question which I have had crop up more than once recently is the extent a supplier is responsible for the acts of its subcontractors.
Dealing With Insubordination At Work
Insubordination at work is a common issue for employers. How should you deal with employee insubordination?
Ready to control nitrites?
The ever-changing regulatory environment around nitrosamine contamination in pharmaceutical products means manufacturers face the complex task of controlling nitrosamine levels within their product lines. One of the most effective ways of managing nitrosamine formation is to control the levels of nitrites within the product. Current technologies and methods have struggle to successfully monitor…
Employees’ Relocation Rights: a guide for HR
Whatever your organisation’s reasons for moving premises the relocation process is invariably complex, carrying a number of risks and challenges for employers.
Advancing warfare chemical testing: Ellutia's Automated Permeation Analyser
Defence sectors globally recognise the critical importance of accurately testing permeation rates on warfare materials, a procedure that's paramount for both legal compliance and ensuring safety.
A guide to the Scale Up Visa
The Scale Up visa has been designed to help qualifying UK businesses, with the potential for growth, to recruit skilled overseas workers more easily.
A guide to UK Entry Clearance
DavidsonMorris Immigration Solicitors writes...If you’re a foreign national looking to come to the UK, the following guide will help you to understand the rules and requirements relating to entry clearance, from what this actually means to the rules on transiting though the UK.
Employment Discrimination
Let's look at the six different types of discrimination that are prohibited by law - it'[s essential that you know them.
Why a ‘quickie’ divorce can cause more hassle than it’s worth
Going through a divorce can be a sensitive and stressful experience. At a time when you are keen to move on with the next chapter of your life, the promise of being able to get the divorce through quickly can seem appealing.
Can you dismiss an employee on sick leave?
What amounts to potential grounds for dismissal in this context?
Indefinite Leave to Remain expiry rules guide
If you are an indefinite leave to remain (ILR) holder, or are applying for ILR, it is important to be aware of the indefinite leave to remain expiry rules and how ILR status can be lost or revoked.
Change of employment contract terms guide
How should you approach a change with individuals to reduce the potential for complaints and negative impact on working relations and morale?
Nitrite screening in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Power of the ATNA System
In the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality assurance, nitrites have been identified as a considerable concern.
Corporate optimism dips for UK CFOs
Confidence among the finance leaders of the UK’s largest firms has dipped in the second quarter, partially unwinding the sharp rise in sentiment seen in Q1 2023, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q2 2023.
Shortage Occupation List 2023
The UK’s Shortage Occupation List can be a source of much confusion for employers sponsoring visa workers, particularly when hiring under a sponsorship licence for the first time or recruiting for a different type of role.
UK Expansion Worker Visa requirements
The UK Expansion Visa allows overseas companies to deploy key personnel to the UK to set up operations and expand their business.