The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in some bad news for practicing solicitors, as the market for professional indemnity insurance has become the hardest it’s been for the past two decades since demutualisation in 2000. What is Professional Indemnity Insurance? Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII), is a policy in place to protect professionals, such as solicitors, against…Continue reading
We’re frequently reminded of the risks of posting online and how important it is to be sensible with what we share and what we say on the internet. This message is mainly relevant to the increasingly popular social media platforms that have come into regular use worldwide. Twitter always seems to be the platform that…Continue reading
The room was certainly full of Christmas Spirit as Wosskow Brown Solicitors confirmed their continued patronage of the Sheffield Chamber for an 8th year. Wosskow Brown’s Partners, Ian Brown, Ian Osborn and Jamie Brown were taking part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day when Sheffield Chamber’s Tom Sutton called by to present the Patron’s…Continue reading
Wosskow Brown’s Employment Solicitor, Jamie Brown takes a look at common questions about furlough leave and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.Continue reading
In the firms 30th year of operations, Wosskow Brown have recently undergone restructuring of our board. We are very pleased to announce the appointment of two new Partners of the firm, Lindsay Dixon and Jamie Brown. Our two new Partners Lindsay Dixon joined Wosskow Brown at the start of 2018 as head of Dispute Resolution.…Continue reading
Office for National Statistics figures show that unemployment dropped by 27,000 in the three months to February, to 1.34 million. Furthermore, the number of people in work is at a record high of 32.7 million, representing a rise of 179,000. This figure has actually increased by 457,000 over the past year. Matt Hughes, ONS Deputy…
As of April 2019, the rules regarding sick pay will change and it’s important that you know what these changes are. A problem with falling ill is that sometimes it means you can’t work. Therefore, this makes people worry about earning money. Fortunately, you are entitled to be paid by your employer even when you’re…Continue reading
The latest UK employment law changes for employees includes regulation on sacking of people with dyslexia for poor performance. This is an attempt to crack down on disability discrimination in the workplace. If an employer was made aware of the employee’s dyslexia from the outset of employment, they must fulfil their duty to make reasonable…Continue reading