In a recent case (Power v Regent Security Services Ltd), the matter of contract changes under a TUPE transfer were considered.
Somehow time always seems to run out with deadlines for submitting Court/Tribunal papers.
In a recent case a solicitor became jealous when his person assistant, with whom he had a very close relationship, was found to be also having a “regular association” with another man at the university she was attending.
The employment tribunal maximum compensatory award has been increased from £58,400 to £60,600.
Where an employee has left employment but wishes to raise a grievance then the modified ‘letter only’ procedure can be adopted.
In a recent case (YMCA Training v Stewart) it was held that an employer could send the ‘Step 1’ letter to an employee prior to an ‘investigatory’ meeting without the need to send a further letter prior to the ‘disciplinary’ meeting.
The DTI has guaranteed it will use its powers to fine employers if the national minimum wage is not being paid.
The OFT has launched an awareness campaign to bring to people’s notice the nature of scams going on.
New car registrations rose by 5.2% in January to 165,603 units.
Two of European Motor Holding’s board members have resigned in the imminent announcement of Inchcape’s takeover of the company.
BMW’s runaway success story, the premium Mini hatchback, will be joined by a new sister model in early 2008. This new estate version has welcome extra space for bodies and bags.
Citroen’s new Grand C4 Picasso has won its first major fleet order, with Helphire Group ordering 300 1.6HDi and 2.0HDi diesel powered models.
Inchcape’s Toyota dealership in Pride Park, Derby collected the Toyota ‘Best Service to National Fleet 2006’ award at a prestigious presentation evening held at The Belfry in Staffordshire.
Drivers of SUVs are five times less likely to hit a crash barrier than other types of cars, according to the latest figures from the Transport Research Laboratory.
New legislation concerning low emissions refinish paints introduced this month will result in the biggest shake-up the bodyshop market has ever seen.
Caterham has added a new 150bhp engine its Seven range.
In 2000, Hatfields was a profitable £100m turnover business at No53 in the AM100. Then Mercedes-Benz decided to restructure its UK network, sacking existing franchised holders and putting the contracts out to tender.
Inchcape, the automotive retail group, has donated a transporter full of cars to Uxbridge College Business School.
The present statutory minimum entitlement to paid holiday is four weeks, which can include the 8 statutory bank holidays.
Citroën has expanded its wholly-owned retail network to seven dealerships after this week purchasing a former MG Rover site in Coventry from the Phoenix Venture Holdings administrator.
Bedfordia Motor Holdings has bought a third BMW dealership. It has acquired the £44m turnover Sewell dealership at Bishop’s Stortford, near Stansted airport in Hertfordshire.
The internet opens up limit-less opportunities to attract customers and to reduce dealers’ costs, particularly with use of imagery, according to an AM/eBay round table meeting.
After a string of acquisitions since flotation two years ago, Carter & Carter has set its sights on buying Thatcham, the accident repair research and training organization.
Senior executives from Nanjing Automotive Corporation are to take part in an online Q&A regarding the resumption of production and product plans at Longbridge later this year of MG cars.
The growth of Lexus has been one of the industry’s success stories in recent years.
Skoda has added the Roomster to its collection of Scout models.
Ford is offering a new high specification version of its Fiesta Zetec S to mark the car’s 30th anniversary.
Honda will show off its new sports hybrid concept at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
The chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, the South Korean manufacturer, has been sentenced to three years in jail for embezzlement and breach of trust.
Chevrolet dealer, PNG of Waltham Cross, has unveiled the new Captiva SUV at its Hertfordshire showroom.
