News - May 2009
New Minimum Wage Rates Announced
The Government has announced new National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates that will apply from 1 October 2009. More>>>>
Act now to avoid the threat of Corporate Manslaughter Legislation
April saw the UK’s first prosecution to be brought under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. A Gloucester-based company is accused of gross negligence after their junior geologist employee, Alexander Wright, died on 5 September 2008 after a pit collapsed whilst he was taking soil samples. More>>>>
How the credit crunch is affecting legacy values
One result of the credit crunch and recession is the falling value of personal estates that is making it more important than ever that people update their wills. More >>>>