New measures being planned to ensure SMEs are paid on time
July 15th 2019By Carly Davies Credit Control & Debt Recovery The government is planning to ease the cash flow burden on small firms by making the boards of large companies accountable for late payments to suppliers. It is part of an ongoing effort to tackle the issue of late payment, which can be the difference between success and failure for many SMEs. Large companies could also face fines and have binding payment…
Worker was discriminated against because of poor language skills
July 11th 2019By Joanne Stronach Head of Employment & HR The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a transport worker was discriminated against because of his ‘lack of command’ of the English language. Mr A Khawaja, from Pakistan, worked for Transport for London (TfL) but was overlooked for development opportunities such as training and conference calls. The office held conference calls twice a day and the team members also took part in regular…
KAPOW! Superhero Challenge raised over £450
July 11th 2019On Saturday 6th July #TeamCartmells Cape Crusaders took on the KAPOW! Superhero Challenge to raise money for Hospice at Home West Cumbria. Our fab five donned orange capes and masks while navigating an obstacle course made up of crazy challenges. Lydia, Mandy, Gemma, Laura Murphy and Lauren arrived at Cockermouth Rugby club on a beautiful sunny day and kicked things off with a Moky Fit dance warm up with CFM’s…
Court ruling enables company to remove estranged director
July 8th 2019By Mark Aspin Director A High Court ruling has enabled a company to remove a director who had become estranged from the business following a dispute over alleged breach of duties. The company had two members and four directors. Three of the directors, including the majority shareholder, believed that the fourth director, Mr Christopher Stephen Jones, who was the minority shareholder, had acted in serious breach of his duties. In…
Unmarried fathers – do you have parental responsibility for your child?
July 4th 2019By Laura Ousby Solicitor Unmarried couples often assume they have the same automatic rights as married couples but unfortunately, this is not the case. For unmarried fathers, one of the most alarming consequences is that they may suddenly discover they don’t have official parental responsibility for their children, even if they have been caring for them and looking after them for several years. We should perhaps clarify what is meant…
Give a Day 2019
July 4th 2019For Give a Day to the City 2019 #TeamCartmells decided to split into teams and take on two projects to help out our local community. On Wednesday 3rd July one team headed to Portland Square in Carlisle to revamp the gardens while the other team went to Oak Tree Animals’ Charity to help out with their improvements. The Portland Square team were joined by Asda, Stan Sherlock Associates, Northern Assist,…
Estate agent not signed up to redress scheme fined £3,000
July 1st 2019By Laura Bright Solicitor An estate agent has been fined £3,000 for not being a member of all the required redress schemes for the services it covered. The case arose following a complaint from a tenant who lived in a block of flats managed by the agent. The local authority discovered the agent was a member of a redress scheme for its letting work but not for property management work.…
Woman asked for massage by boss wins sexual harassment claim
June 27th 2019By Joanne Stronach Head of Employment & HR A woman who was repeatedly asked to massage her managing director has won a sexual harassment claim. Emma Woolf worked as a sales manager for thermal cooling material provider, Universal Science. When she booked a two bedroom flat for a trade show, managing director James Stratford said that he would also attend the show and share the flat. His conduct throughout the…
Step up to the Plate 2019
June 27th 2019On Saturday the #TeamCartmells super squad took part in the 21 mile Step up to the Plate Ullswater Way walk in aid of Hospice at Home – Carlisle and North Lakeland. The Ullswater Way starts off in Pooley Bridge and leads you up past Maiden Castle and Watermillock church then loops around Aira Force waterfall. The next stops are Glencoyne and Glenridding where you can stop for refreshments and a…
Probation officer unfairly dismissed after accusation of abuse
June 26th 2019By Joanne Stronach Head of Employment & HR A probation officer has won her case of unfair dismissal after being accused of developing an abusive and controlling relationship with a former offender. Julia Hyland had worked as a probation officer for the Greater Manchester Probation Service since 1998. She was given the role of senior case manager for an individual referred to only as the Service User (SU) who had…
