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Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany considers holiday pay, the new 'fit note' scheme, the effect on employers of the government's new measures to deal with the flu epidemic, and disability discrimination

Heading for the exit

Businesses looking to terminate contracts with suppliers should consider their tactics carefully and understand the commercial issues to ensure a successful exit, says Beverley Flynn

Change of plan

The new Planning Costs Circular will affect local authorities and applicants alike, and both will need to consider the new wording and how to meet their obligations to avoid incurring costs, says Marco Mauro

Listening to reason

The courts will take a different view of landlords' rights on residential, as opposed to commercial, tenancies, and will be reluctant to make an order for possession on a property with a protected tenancy, warns Julian Sidoli del Ceno

Carolyn Regan: legal aid is the fourth plank of the welfare state

The chief executive of the Legal Services Commission is on the 'most wanted' list of many legal aid lawyers. Nothing personal, they say, but Carolyn Regan just happens to be the person presiding over a range of unpopular reforms to the legal aid system initiated by Lord Falconer when he was Lord Chancellor.

Not about tea with the Queen

I am going to write about football, but first let me mention the little matter of tea with the Queen.

Holiday park not to blame for toddler's death as "accidents may happen"

A holiday park was not to blame for the death of a two-year-old boy who drowned in a pond in Wales, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Employers advised not to take risks after equal pay and TUPE ruling

Employers have been advised not to take risks after a Court of Appeal ruling on equal pay and TUPE.