This International Equal Pay Day, make sure you’re not short-changing your staff
As we approach this year’s International Equal Pay Day, we provide a refresher on the equal pay rules so you can ensure you’re not short-changing your staff.
Before joining Sparqa Legal as a Senior Legal Editor in 2017, Frankie spent five years training and practising as a corporate disputes and investigations lawyer at leading international law firm Hogan Lovells. As legal insights lead, Frankie regularly contributes to Sparqa Legal’s blog, writing content across employment law, data protection, disputes and more.
Protect your valuable work: A refresher on copyright rules
A guide to copyright rules, including template employment contracts and consultancy agreements to protect your copyright.
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.
Are you ready for the Age Appropriate Design Code?
As the deadline for compliance with the ICO’s Age Appropriate Design Code approaches, we provide a refresher on what your business needs to know.
Before joining Sparqa Legal as a Senior Legal Editor in 2017, Frankie spent five years training and practising as a corporate disputes and investigations lawyer at leading international law firm Hogan Lovells. As legal insights lead, Frankie regularly contributes to Sparqa Legal’s blog, writing content across employment law, data protection, disputes and more.
What’s on the horizon?
- 30 September 2021: The furlough scheme closes
- 30 September 2021: COVID-19 statutory demand relief measures for companies end
- 1 October 2021: Natasha’s Law comes into effect
- 31 October 2021: Deadline for self-assessment paper tax returns
A is for…
ADR
This stands for Alternative Dispute Resolution, which is any method of settling a legal dispute without going to court (eg arbitration or mediation).