Posts Tagged ‘solicitors’

Finding the Right Lawyer in Spain.

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

This is probably the most important step and should be one of your first priorities if you are serious about buying a house in Spain. Seek the services of a good lawyer, before you start the hunt. Why? Because with Spain currently still experiencing a property boom, and the market favoring the seller, it is important that you are ready to act quickly, to avoid any disappointment, should that perfect property present itself. A lot of house hunters start searching first and then worry about other things later. Considering that this will be a large investment of your time and money it is important to start off with your paper work in order first.

Your lawyer should be an independent professional who will protect your interests, and should be someone with whom you are comfortable with in terms of service and of course price. He or she should be fully conversant with both Spanish and U.K law.

Your lawyer or Abogado must be fluent in English as any badly translated contracts can, and have in the past rendered them useless, and can lead to a whole host of problems and some massive headaches in the future.
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A Guide to Alcohol and Drugs Influence at Workplace

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

In recent years, there are increasing numbers of people who turn up work under the influence of alcohol and drugs. According to a survey conducted by the Health and Safety Executive in 1994, 90% of personnel directors from top UK organisations stated that alcohol consumption was a problem for their organisation. 18% of large company directors reported illegal drug use by their employees in 2004, a survey through the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and the Reward Group 2004.

The impact of an employee under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the work place could be:
? Poor discipline and violent behaviour
? Safety endangered for everyone at the workplace
? Effect on employee relations and team morale
? Poor performance and loss of efficiency
? Lateness and absenteeism
? Unpleasant effects on company image and customer relations.

Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, it’s the responsibilty of company directors to take into account, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of its employees. A director could be prosecuted if he deliberately allowed an employee under the influence of drugs and/or excessive alcohol to continue working whilst placing the employee or others at risk. Likewise, employees are also responsible to take sensible care of themselves and others who could be affected by what they perform. Eg: If you’re working in a transport industry, The Transport and Works Act 1992 makes it a criminal offence for certain employees to be unfit through drink and/or drugs while working on railways, buses, tramways and other guided transport systems. The operators of the transport system would also be guilty of an offence unless they had shown all due diligence in trying to prevent such an offence being committed.
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Compromise Agreements And Excise

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

If you retain been offered a Compromise Agreement to terminate your employment, you charge certify that your lawyer understands how payments will betoken taxed. Ofttimes the agreement incubus exhibit worded differently to save you gold. Influence this article, Andrew Crisp, an employment regulation lawyer, explains how substantial works.

The basic position is that compensation for loss of employment is not taxable up to a great of £ 30, 000. 00. This includes parcel repetition payment.

Sector payments due beneath an employment contract are taxable. This will add remuneration up to the date of termination, payment for accrued but untaken holiday being sound being pittance and commission payments.

But what happens when the Compromise Agreement provides that the employee will come by a total of skin instead of working a ear title? This is declared due to a Payment repercussion Lieu of Regard ( PILON ).
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