How to… keep up with employment law

Accommodation, paternity leave, sick pay, dismissal – all common areas of employment law which can be tricky for farmers to keep up with.

These and other issues are explored and explained by solicitor Clarke Willmott in the latest in our Farmplan ‘How to’ series.

For example, is a gamekeeper an agricultural worker – well, he may be if he is shared with the farm, and that can change his employment rights. Farmers also need to tread carefully around the rules on agency workers and the gangmaster regulations – these cover some common farming practices which many would not expect to be caught by such regulation.

Read the full article.

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