Selene Holden

Jan 29, 2024 | greene-greene.com | Katie Harris-Wright |Selene Holden |Tim Mendes |Emma Alfieri

The subject of our January coffee and catch-up webinar was redundancy, and we discussed our top tips, as well as updating delegates on recent developments. Thank you to all those who joined us, and for those who were unable to attend we have set out a summary of our top 5 redundancy tips below. Please note that this discussion related to a standard redundancy process.

Jan 11, 2024 | greene-greene.com | James Southward |Tim Mendes |Selene Holden

The temptation with many legal problems is to start by trying to solve it yourself. With the advent of the internet, Google, ChatGPT and other information platforms, this has become much more accessible to non-lawyers. And it’s probably free too. But how can you be sure the agreement you are downloading or asking AI to create is right for your situation? Many of the documents you find online these days haven’t been tailored to your circumstances. They might even be for jurisdictions outside the UK.

Jan 3, 2024 | greene-greene.com | Selene Holden |Tim Mendes |Katie Harris-Wright

We appreciate that it’s difficult to keep up with the various changes being implemented. As such, we’ve briefly summarised some of the key changes below. Flexible Working: The Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023 remove the requirement for an employee to have been continuously employed for a period of at least 26 weeks to be entitled to make a flexible working request. From 6th April 2024,  it will become a day one right that an employee will be able to make a flexible working request.

Jan 3, 2024 | greene-greene.com | Katie Harris-Wright |Tim Mendes |Greg Jones |Selene Holden

In Joseph de Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Limited (2023), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered a redundancy consultation process (non-collective) and held that a failure to consult with the workforce at a formative stage rendered the dismissal unfair. FactsThe Claimant worked as a recruitment consultant for ADP Ltd. He was part of a team of sixteen employees who carried out recruitment for an investment bank.

Jul 26, 2023 | greene-greene.com | Tim Mendes |Angharad Owen |Selene Holden |Emma Alfieri

In recent years, interest in adults seeking to find their birth parents has become popular, probably due to a plethora of TV shows on the subject. There is now a myriad of information on-hand to assist individuals in trying to find their biological parents, as well as specialists in genealogy and family history research.