Latest News

After two months of stagnation and uncertainty caused as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, the housing market in England can restart today with buyers and renters now being allowed to view properties and move home under new rules.  Regulations are...

Coronavirus Update This is obviously a challenging and worrying time for all of us.  Whilst our overriding concern is the safeguarding of the health and welfare of our staff, clients (particularly the elderly and vulnerable) and their families, we...

Midlands law firm George Green LLP has recently chosen the charity it will raise funds for during the course of 2020. After consulting with its staff, George Green has decided that during 2020 it will raise funds to support Birmingham Women’s...

  Coronavirus (COVID-19) is grabbing the headlines as it spreads over the globe and more cases are diagnosed in the UK. The impact of the virus on employees and business is worrying for employers. Some guidance has been published recently which...

Midlands law firm George Green LLP raised funds during the course of 2019 for Leapgate Activity Centre. Leapgate is a recently established charity aimed at providing much needed educational and vocational training and support to adults with learning...

Everyone's talking about veganism, and not just because of Veganuary. In January, an employment tribunal found that a vegan was protected from discrimination by the Equality Act 2010 . The employee's ethical veganism met the legal test for a...

Black Country Chamber of Commerce Employment Law Update 4th March 2020, 9am - 11am Employment law is ever evolving and 2020 looks set to bring with it a number of changes. At this year’s briefing session, the employment team...

In December 2019, the government set out its plans for new employment law legislation in the Queen's Speech. Much of it will be familiar from the Good Work Plan and includes: Creating a single labour market enforcement agency to protect the rights of...

George Green made a donation of a number of food hamper boxes before the festive period from their Cradley Heath and Wolverhampton offices for Community Link in Cradley Heath, to be  distributed to local families in need. The Community Link Centre is...

This month's newsletter focusses on unfair dismissal and how to properly handle the disciplinary procedure. In most cases, an employee cannot claim unfair dismissal until he or she has more than two years’ continuous service. There are some...