New data from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult suggests that offshore wind farms have managed to hit ambitious cost targets of £100 per megawatt hour (MWh) four years ahead of schedule. The price reduction targets, which were set by the UK...
An appeal against a judgement which ruled that a charity unfairly dismissed an employee who accessed staff emails and complained about the offensive messages discovered has been withdrawn. Turning Point, a mental health charity, dismissed IT director Ibukun...
Care home residents who finance their own care are propping up the cash-strapped sector, latest figures suggest. A market analyst for the healthcare sector has calculated that the fees paid by the average resident are around £100 less than the actual...
Three Judges have refused to impose an identity ban requested by a divorcee embroiled in a £1million legal battle with her banker ex-husband at the Court of Appeal. 53-year old Tina Norman, Surrey, asked the Court to allow her identity to remain...
A Judge has ruled that a senior employee who wrote derogatory comments about his colleagues and his employer on social media up to three years ago was fairly dismissed. The employee, Mr Creighton, worked his way up the jobs ladder of a housing association,...
The UK Government has been criticised over a “staggering lack of progress” in supporting the renewables sector. The comments, which come from SNP Energy spokesperson, Callum McCaig, follow a worrying study published by Green Alliance in recent...
The Women and Equalities Committee will consult the Government on how employers can better support fathers in the workplace, it has been announced. The inquiry follows a report last year which revealed that almost half of working fathers would like to...
Yes, held the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Taylor v Ladbrokes. Mr Taylor, who suffers from type 2 diabetes, was dismissed by Ladbrokes in November 2013 and brought claims of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. At a Preliminary Hearing, the...
Furniture giant Ikea has refused to invest any of its £524million green fund in the UK, following criticisms that English energy policy is flawed and “does not encourage investment”. The comments come from Ikea UK’s head of...
A new study suggests that rising divorce rates across the UK are deterring parents from providing financial support or an inheritance to their married children. The research, carried out by financial services firm Investec, found that 14 per cent of parents...
A pilot scheme which was started in an attempt to improve understanding of how the Court of Protection operates is to be extended. Last year, trial arrangements were introduced which gave journalists and members of the public greater access to hearings. ...
A CitySprint bicycle courier should be classed as a worker, rather than self-employed, an employment tribunal has ruled. The judgement further liberates workers of the “gig economy”, a sector which claims to take on self-employed staff but...
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling upon the Government to ‘urgently’ unveil a new carbon plan geared at helping Britain’s small firms to ‘close the carbon gap’. The calls come after an FSB report,...
Longstanding research suggests that almost half of all marriages in England and Wales end in divorce – but more recent studies argue that separation is most common during certain ‘seasons’ or months of the year. New UK research suggests...
A golf expert responsible for securing sponsorship deals was unfairly dismissed by the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) for refusing to take an 80 per cent paycut, but was not discriminated against, a Judge has ruled. Scott Kelly, aged 61, was...