Palma Percze
In the budget in March 2021, it was announced that Corporation Tax would be increased incrementally to 25%. After some uncertainty in the past year, as to whether this would proceed, the first increase took effect from 1 April 2023.
Continue Reading
Jenny Chapman is a Solicitor in the Asset Based Lending team, based in Manchester.
Jenny joined Bermans in April 2023 in the Asset Based Lending team and qualified as a Solicitor in March 2026. She graduated from the University of Liverpool with a Law degree in 2021 and completed the LPC with a Business and Management MSc in 2022.
Jenny specialises in asset-based lending, acting for a range of financiers on invoice finance and asset-based lending transactions, including refinancings, acquisitions and restructurings, as well as broader corporate finance matters. She regularly supports clients on time-sensitive transactions, with a focus on keeping deals progressing efficiently.
Jenny also supports asset finance clients, including the drafting, review and development of documentation suites.
Outside of work, Jenny enjoys running and skiing, and regularly competes in Hyrox events.
E: jenny.chapman@bermans.co.uk
T: 0161 393 7120
Continue Reading
The Government has announced the employment law rate changes that come into force in April 2023.
From 1 April 2023:
From 2 April 2023 Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Shared Parental Pay, Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay all rose to a maximum of £172.48 per week.
Continue Reading
You might think that it would be tricky for an employer to dismiss an employee without meaning to. A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision highlights the importance of careful drafting when making offers of settlement to an employee.
Continue Reading
Under section 15 Equality Act 2010, ‘discrimination arising from a disability’ occurs where an employer treats a candidate or employee ‘unfavourably’ because of something arising in consequence of a disability and it is not able to objectively justify that treatment.
Continue Reading
The Retained EU Law (Revocation & Reform) Bill, which is currently rumbling through the House of Lords, will lead to the removal of EU-derived secondary legislation at the end of this year unless it is specifically preserved – the so-called ‘sunsetting’ provisions. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) is one of the significant pieces of employment legislation which would be vulnerable to removal.
Continue Reading
There was a definite theme running through the employment proposals announced in the Spring 2023 Budget: ‘Get back to work’!
Announcements included:
Continue Reading
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on 22 March 2023 and will end 29 or 30 days later. During Ramadan, adult Muslims observe a fast between dawn and dusk. Exceptions are made for those who are pregnant, menstruating or in poor health.
Continue Reading
Adrian Fryer
It is not easy to imagine that the grumblings of a group of judges about their pay and conditions could be of wider relevance to other employers, but the recent case of Ministry of Justice v Dodds is an exception.
Continue ReadingAdrian Fryer
Compensation for unfair dismissal normally includes loss of earnings flowing from the dismissal. When looking at this, Employment Tribunals will consider whether the employee has taken reasonable steps to mitigate their loss of earnings. A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision provides a helpful reminder to employers of the test that Tribunals will apply.
Continue Reading
| 
