In March 2014 the Chancellor announced that from April 2015 individuals of the minimum pensionable age will be able to gain access to the full amount of their pension fund by way of a lump sum payment. This has potentially opened the door to Trustees in Bankruptcy (“Trustee”) being able to access the entirety of these funds, extending further the loophole following the decision of Raithatha -v- Williamson [2012] 1 W.L.R. 3559 (“Raithatha”), although […]

As indicated in a recent blog post in the Harvard Business Review, entitled “Who Has Paid Sick Leave, Who Doesn’t, and What’s Changing,” paid sick leave traditionally was a benefit that only some employers provided, and in some cases only to certain employees. In recent years, however, increasing numbers of cities and states have begun mandating that employers provide this traditionally voluntary benefit. In fact, if President Obama makes good on his promise from […]