Blowing the Whistle and Personal Liability for Dismissal Under whistleblowing legislation, an employee cannot bring a detriment claim against his or her employer where the detriment amounts to dismissal. An employee can of course bring a claim relating to unfair dismissal on the ground of whistleblowing. This claim can only [...]
Redundancy & Related Issues - A Timely Reminder Employers | Employees Needless to say, the current COVID restrictions are imposing huge demands and strains on businesses and many are reluctantly having to consider cost cutting, including job losses. Written by Chris Grimson | Advocate | Originally published 27 May 2020 Given the severity of the situation [...]
Workplace Distancing & Risk Assessment Staff | Customers | Clients At the time of writing an increasing number of businesses are considering the return of staff to their offices and the re-opening of their premises, with many staff having been working from home. Written by Chris Grimson | Advocate The obvious question for employers is, how [...]
Written by Chris Grimson | Advocate At odds with the festive season which most of us hope to enjoy at this time of year, local law firm MannBenham Advocates is reporting a marked increase in demand for advice and assistance from company directors, senior management and staff following a sudden flurry of high-level redundancies and dismissals [...]
The Isle of Man has for a long time been part of the global market in many industries including the financial sector, corporate services and online gambling. As a result, numerous multinational companies have branches or head offices on the Island and often seek to bring in skilled workers from other jurisdictions as short or long [...]
If you are a budding or seasoned Entrepreneur seeking to settle in the Isle of Man in order to set up or take over a Manx business the Isle of Man Immigration Rules provide a potential route for you as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur. In order to qualify as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur, you need to [...]
Rules on immigration governing who may enter and stay in a country exist so that countries can control who crosses their borders. A country may well want to encourage certain categories of people to come and live there in order to benefit their economy. Often therefore immigration systems will have mechanisms in place to permit people [...]
The Isle of Man Government’s Department of Economic Development has recently has recently announced that it is seeking Tynwald’s approval for the relaxation of work permit controls in the ICT (Information Communications Technology), e-Business and e-gaming sectors. E-Business and e-Gaming have become a key part of the Isle of Man’s economy and there is a current [...]
The importance and requirements of terms and conditions of an employment contract Carly Stratton| Head of Business & eGaming | Senior Advocate | Employment Update originally published on 17 June 2010 The relationship between an employer and an employee is based on an employment contact, which is founded on a set of agreed terms and conditions. [...]
