Some thoughts about the NHS Seven day service debate….

In a speech about the future of the NHS earlier this year, Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt claimed that a ‘Monday to Friday’ culture existed ...
Read moreChimps in the Employment Tribunal?

Chimps in the Employment Tribunal? Orang-utans in the Board room? A case for Employment Tribunal reform? Rachel Broughton, discusses rights for primates:Chimpanzees in laboratories ...
Read moreHow much do you earn? Not as much as some!

What do Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James have in common?Apart from being the three highest paid sportsmen on the planet, their mammoth ...
Read moreACAS Early Conciliation: What a Difference a Day Makes

Anne Mannix of Averta Employment Lawyers discusses the importance of getting your timing right when contemplating early conciliation.Since 6 May, new rules have made ...
Read moreHow to watch all of The Rugby World Cup – without getting fired….

Marianne Browne at Averta, has a few words of advice for anyone that doesn’t want to miss watching a World Cup game: The Rugby World ...
Read moreAttractive proposition

This week has seen a media storm as a female barrister, Charlotte Proudman, objected to remarks an older male solicitor made to her on the ...
Read moreJonathan Lewis considers whether proposals to limit strike action are detrimental to workers.

There have been more than a few newspaper articles about proposed changes to the rules on strike action. To be honest the most entertaining bits ...
Read moreLionesses’ pride unrewarded!

We should really be used to it by now; the hype, the adulation, the inevitable disappointment. Baddiel and Skinner remain proven wrong; football is not ...
Read moreAverta wins ‘Law firm of the year’!

Last Thursday 19 May 2015 at the Birmingham Law Society annual awards dinner the team from Averta were awarded ‘Law firm of the year’ for ...
Read moreAverta Employment Lawyers appoints new Associate Solicitor, Marianne Browne

Midlands based employment law firm, Averta Employment Lawyers has appointed Marianne Browne as Associate Solicitor. Before joining Averta which specialises in giving senior executives employment ...
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