National Inclusion Week: How to avoid discrimination when hiring
This blog helps you avoid discrimination when hiring, by setting out appropriate ways of listing a job advert, monitoring diversity, and recruiting new staff.
Marion joined Sparqa Legal as a Senior Legal Editor in 2018. She previously worked as a corporate/commercial lawyer for five years at one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, Kensington Swan (now Dentons Kensington Swan), and as an in-house legal consultant for a UK tech company. Marion regularly writes for Sparqa’s blog, contributing across its commercial, IP and health and safety law content.
How to trade mark a brand: the trade mark registration process
It’s important to know how to trade mark a brand, to ensure that you protect your business’s intellectual property and reputation.
Marion joined Sparqa Legal as a Senior Legal Editor in 2018. She previously worked as a corporate/commercial lawyer for five years at one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, Kensington Swan (now Dentons Kensington Swan), and as an in-house legal consultant for a UK tech company. Marion regularly writes for Sparqa’s blog, contributing across its commercial, IP and health and safety law content.
Bank holiday announced for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral
When deciding whether staff are entitled to this holiday, it’s important to check their employment contract and act fairly and sensitively.
Marion joined Sparqa Legal as a Senior Legal Editor in 2018. She previously worked as a corporate/commercial lawyer for five years at one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, Kensington Swan (now Dentons Kensington Swan), and as an in-house legal consultant for a UK tech company. Marion regularly writes for Sparqa’s blog, contributing across its commercial, IP and health and safety law content.
What’s on the horizon?
- 31 October 2022: Deadline for self-assessment paper tax returns
- 1 November 2022: HMRC to close its online VAT return service; Making Tax Digital must be used
- 6 November 2022: National Insurance increases to be reversed
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Mortgage
A loan (usually to an individual or individuals) to purchase a property, in which the property itself is the security for the loan.