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Borg Knight Solicitors is a boutique law firm specialising in employment law. Our law firm serves individuals and companies, offering employment law advice at a competitive rate. We have meeting facilities in Kent and London.  Our meeting facilities in Kent are in the Medway towns, Maidstone, Dartford, Canterbury, West Malling & Sittingbourne.

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Employment Law Conference - Malta
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Sunday, 06 November 2011 21:27
 
BCGL Advocates, Opus and Borg Knight Solicitors will come together on 30 November 2011 at Le Meridien, St. Julian’s Malta to discuss the latest cases  and recent changes to employment law. This conference is aimed at HR professionals, union representatives and employers. The conference is also relevant to in-house lawyers and advocates who practice in employment law. Delivered by leading employment lawyers, Dr. Andrew Borg Cardona, Dr. Matthew Brincat and Dr. Roselyn Knight, this update will provide participants with straightforward, direct and practical guidance letting them know what they really need to know about the cases decided in 2010-11 and about new Maltese employment legislation. This event was kindly sponsored by Konnekt Talent Search and Selection, GasanMamo Insurance, Castille Resources,  Mdina Partnership and Le Meridien. For more information on the conference, please visit the Employment Law Conference Malta website
 
New Minimum Wage Rates
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 10:21
The current Minimum Wage rates (from 1 October 2011) are:

£6.08 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over
£4.98 - the 18-20 rate
£3.68 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18
£2.60 - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship
 
Using Facebook whilst at Work
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 09:12
In Whitham v Club 24 Ltd t/a Ventura (ET/1810462/10) the Empoyment Tribunal decided that an employee was unfairly dismissed for making derogatory Facebook comments. However in a previous case Preece v JD Wetherspoons plc (ET/2104806/10) (different facts), an employee was fairly dismissed for making derogatory comments about customers on Facebook whilst at work.
 
Working Time Directive - An Ongoing Saga
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Thursday, 12 May 2011 12:20
There have been attempts to discuss amendments to the Directive over matters such as the opt-out from the 48 hour week but these have not gone through.  It is expected that before June 2011, the social partners will get the go ahead for dialogue to begin. We will have to wait and see if the issues will be resolved and the Directive amended.
 
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