Blog
Apr 2022
Criminals are cashing in - protect vulnerable loved ones with an LPA
The battle against Covid-19 rages on, but there is a new pandemic rising from the flames - a lesson in how to be more vigilant.
Apr 2022
Can I retrospectively claim IHT relief on my parents’ estate?
Q: I read that it was possible for spouses to transfer an inheritance tax (IHT) allowance but when my father passed in June 2000, leaving his estate to my mother, she did not use my father’s nil-rate band. When she passed in 2006, my siblings and I then had to pay tens of thousands of pounds in IHT on her estate. Is it possible to reclaim this money?
Apr 2022
COVID – 19 in the workplace
New guidance recently issued by HSE, UKHSA and the ICO signals a relaxation of COVID -19 restrictions with the workplace going through a transition process to return it to pre-pandemic times. However, whilst most will be relieved to see life return to something close to “normal”, the risk of infection has not completely vanished, which means that everyone shares some responsibility to reduce the risk of spreading infections. Under the new advice, COVID-19’s significance is downgraded. The new goal is to reduce the spread of any respiratory infection, which includes COVID -19.
Apr 2022
Performance Development Reviews – Key Points for Employers
Every year, companies have the arduous task of carrying out performance development reviews for the staff.
The process is often incredibly stressful for both managers and their employees by adding another task on their “to-do” list, but the Performance Development Review should be seen as a highly rewarding interaction by both.
Performance Development Reviews are there to provide the opportunity to reflect upon an employee’s overall performance against their individual development plan agreed at the previous review.
Here are some questions employers should consider to facilitate a more engaging, effective, and beneficial performance development review process for all involved.
Apr 2022
Employment Law Changes April 2022
We take a look at the Employment Law Changes that come into force on 1 April 2022.
Mar 2022
Planning ahead will be the only cure to future heartache
According to a recent story by the BBC experts have predicted 153 million people across the globe will have dementia by the year 2050. While that may feel a long way off, it’s actually the perfect time to be thinking about planning ahead.
Mar 2022
It’s Update Your Will Week
The Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) has launched its first-ever Update Your Will Week - and we’re very much behind the campaign.
From Monday 28th March until Friday 1st April, the SFE is urging everyone to consider drafting or updating their wills as a way of encouraging us all to plan for the future - and for very good reason.
Mar 2022
How did the Spring Statement affect the employment sector?
The Spring Statement that is fast becoming known as the “is that it?” statement certainly could have been worse. But, the tone was set right at the start as Chancellor Rishi Sunak reminded us of the grim backdrop of the war in Ukraine in amongst a slower-than-planned recovery post-pandemic. While many said not enough was done to help struggling families, businesses too look to be baring an ongoing struggle.
