In a recent case (Sharma and others v Manchester City Council) Miss Sharma with colleagues had their hours of work reduced by the Manchester Adult Education Service as a cost saving exercise.
New rules were introduced from 29 February 2008 by the Home Office in regard to employment of immigrants from outside the EU.
At Lawgistics we get a steady stream of problems from clients who use manufacturers trademarks in various ways leading to an approach from some fairly aggressive law firms who want to extract quite serious amounts of money for the use of the trademark!
Before 6 April 2006 more than half a million small business should receive a letter and booklet from the Government giving basic guidance on the new regulations.
As from 6th April 2008, the requirement for a company secretary is abolished.
Conference addresses key issues facing automotive industry’s bid to increase profits.
Most Japanese car parts (Toyota in particular) have traditionally been more expensive than their European equivalents.
Are modern cars boring? Too homogenous, too samey? It’s an easy criticism to level at an industry obsessed with saving money and leveraging economies of scale.
Daihatsu has introduced a five-year warranty across its entire range of models.
The Exway Group, the UK independent collision repair specialist, has extended its chain of car accident repair centres in the South West by acquiring The Car Accident and Repair Centre (formerly Kessells) in Newquay, Cornwall.
Kia has added its range topping 138bhp 2.0 CRDi engine to the rest of its line-up for its Cee’d and Cee’d SW models.
Hyundai had added a restyled and respecified limited edition version of its Coupe to the range, priced at £19,595.
Sixty per cent of used car buyers state fraud as their biggest concern over buying a car online.
Nissan received 700 customer deposits for its new GT-R supercar within 48 hours of the order books opening.
SsangYong UK is rebuilding its network in the UK following the gradual reduction of dealers from 50 to 29.
Ford Retail Group has taken over Lindsay Cars, one of Ford's largest franchised dealer partners in Northern Ireland.
Alfa Romeo wants to double its UK sales by 2010 to 15,000 units.
Finance and insurance supplier Cardif Pinnacle has acquired a majority shareholding in web-based provider Warranty Direct for an undisclosed sum.
Friends of the Earth has urged Porsche to focus on developing cleaner models rather than challenging changes to the London congestion charge.
Volkswagen has revised its 3.0-litre V6 TDI diesel engine for its Touareg range.
Nissan is adding a larger seven-seat option to its Qashqai range which will get its global debut at the London Motor Show in July.
Dealers need to be ready for new consumer protection rules coming into force in May, according to the RMIF's National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).
Over the last five years, the fastest growing sector in percentage (and probably profitability) terms has been luxury sports cars –sports cars and coupés costing more than £30k.
The current Clio is a bigger, more up-market and more expensive car than the popular little runabouts that have gone before it.
March new car registrations rose by 0.5% or 2,355 units to 451,642 compared to the same month last in 2007.
In a real coup for the motor industry Chris Humphries, chief executive of the new UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), made the BMW Academy at Wokefield Park the venue for his first employer visit.
Retail Motor Industry Federation has promoted Stephen Coles to head of MoT operations and Sylvia Robson to head of membership recruitment.
Peugeot’s actions to quell unrest in its retail network last month are being seen as a step in the right direction, but more support is needed, say dealers.
Renault UK expects its relationship with Pendragon to “go from strength to strength”, said commercial operations director Len Curran, responding to industry speculation.
The production line of the new Skoda Superb has started rolling in Kvasiny, Czech Republic.
