Design rights are territorial. Within the EU, a UK designer may seek to register their design in the UK or across the EU. In both the UK and the EU, there is also a limited unregistered right.

The continuing pressure of rising interest rates has made purchasing a home even more daunting for first time home buyers. Interest rates have been on the rise since 2015, and this trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. This has led to a number of problems for first time home buyers, including higher mortgage payments, difficulty in qualifying for loans, and increased competition for affordable homes.

Mixed results in IR35 tribunal hearings for HMRC with a win against Hustle star Robert Glenister but losing against Loose Women presenter Kaye Adams.

In the light of the Supreme Court ruling in Harpur Trust v Brazel that part-year workers (as opposed to part-time workers) are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday, regardless of the number of hours worked, the Government wants to gauge feedback from employers and other interested parties on a proposal to calculate holiday entitlement according to the number of hours worked.

The recently announced increase in employer National Insurance (NI) contributions, which comes into effect from April 2025 has left many employers now facing tough decisions, including whether they may need to consider a reduction in their workforce as a means of mitigating the added expense.

A special TinaTalks that focuses on furlough and what the end of the scheme will mean to assist those of you who may currently have concerns as to the "next steps", as it were.

On February 24th 2022, the government announced a change in legislation surrounding COVID-19.

New research from a survey conducted by Wright Hassall on 1,026 employees in the UK found that 50% of people have either been bullied at work or witnessed it (47.80% of men and 59% of women).

It might seem like a bit of a cliché, but workplaces are one of the most common environments where people can cheat on their partners, or perhaps even meet the love of their life in the first place.

The start of April also marks the beginning of Stress Awareness Month, an event designed to ‘increase public awareness about both the causes and cures of the modern stress epidemic’.