Another reason why our Mediation Service is called The Better Way
Posted By: Dorcas Crawford
I've been writing recently about the wide range of solutions that mediation offers compared to the other options of grievance processes and Employment Tribunals. Yet again this week I've been working with parties where the intention is to remain in the workplace and therefore the repair of...
Business Interruption Insurance Update
Posted By: Bronagh Mulgrew
The Supreme Court decision in FCA v. Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd & Otrs. has come as a welcome relief to business owners. Various insurers had resisted attempts by policy holders to claim on their business interruption insurance policies to mitigate the ongoing effects of the pa...
SHOULD EMPLOYERS GIVE A PAY RISE OR NOT?
Posted By: Julie Leonard
This is often the time employers decide on annual staff pay review. However, many businesses have been affected by the pandemic and are asking if they can award no pay increases in 2021? One way to look at the situation is either...
What our clients say about our service
Posted By: Dorcas Crawford
We aim to provide the best possible service to our clients and we always ask for feedback at the end of a client’s case so that we are regularly listening and learning to how we can improve that service. Here are some of the things our clients have said recently: The Edwards & Co Solicito...
Why Mediation is The Better Way
Posted By: Dorcas Crawford
Last week I posted about why I called this service The Better Way - one of the key features being the opportunities that mediation offers that aren't available in other processes. In a recent mediation I conducted between very senior members of an organisation it was clear that...
Posted By: Bronagh Mulgrew
The Belfast Trust have announced a?review?in to the treatment received by over 750 women. The women had all been fitted with a frequently used contraceptive implant. Towards the end of 2020 it became apparent the device had failed for a number of women, who had found themselves pregnant.&nbs...
Extension to the relaxations on AGMs and Accounts
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
More good news and as expected companies, registered societies (such as many housing associations), and credit unions can hold their AGM online in the early part of 2021. This applies regardless of what the governing document says. The relaxations brought in by the the Co...