Tessa Hickey
Trainee Solicitor
Miller Samuel Hill Brown Solicitors
Tessa studied both her Scots Law LLB and Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (DPLP) at the University of Dundee before the joining the firm in December 2022.
The Autumn Budget 2024 introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves brings significant changes for UK employers, particularly around National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Insurance contributions (NICs). Below is an outline of the key changes in relation to NMW and NICs and their potential impact on businesses. National Minimum Wage (NMW) Increase:The ...
The long-waited and recently published Employment Rights Bill ('the Bill') introduces substantial reforms that will impact both employers and employees in the UK. On the 10th of October the Government fulfilled its promise to introduce reforms to employment law within 100 days of office. The bill comprises of 28 new reforms across 150 pages. Althou...
From 26th October 2024, all employers in the UK will have a mandatory duty to take 'reasonable steps' to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the course of their employment. The Equality and Human Rights Commission ('EHRC') have updated their existing technical guidance on sexual harassment to include this preventative duty. Within this ...
The Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement (also known as 'fire and rehire') has been a recent topic for discussion within employment law. This is largely due to a new statutory Code of Practice being introduced - it aims 'to ensure employers take all reasonable steps to explore alternatives to dismissal' and re-engagement. What is the proc...
