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Salutary reminder to employers on the rights of breastfeeding mothers

Marie Horner, partner and Head of Employment Law at Harrowells, highlights the implications to employers of the recent tribunal ruling involving easyJet. Any suggestion that new mothers will have to give up breast-feeding their child to fit in with their...

Harrowells backs inaugural York Food & Drink Conference

Harrowells Solicitors were key supporters and sponsors of the inaugural York Food & Drink Conference, held in September to coincide with the city's longstanding Food & Drink Festival. The groundbreaking conference - organised by Make It...

Triathlon fund raiser for York Against Cancer

William Kaye, Marie Horner, Abbas Khan and Martin Thorpe successfully completed a 'Super Sprint' Triathlon at Castle Howard on Saturday 23rd July in aid of York Against Cancer as part of a fund raising initative organised by Peter Kay,...

Businesses urged to ready themselves for Shared Parental Leave

Businesses are being urged to prepare for the latest stage of family-friendly leave for parents of newborn babies that takes effect in April 2016. An increasing number of applications for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) can be expected by businesses after new...

25 jobs created as bar and restaurant launches in York

Twenty-five jobs have been created with the launch of a new bar and smokehouse restaurant in a former derelict hotel in York City Centre. The jobs have been created at Pavement Vaults in the ground floor and basement of the former White Swan Hotel at the...

Harrowells assists in haulage company acquisition

A North Yorkshire transport company, which is among only a handful in Yorkshire to have British Retail Consortium (BRC) accreditation, has acquired a York haulage business as part of its growth and service strategy. TEF Transport, Scarborough, has bought...

Harrowells helps launch of new care company in East Yorkshire

A chance meeting between a care worker and the entrepreneur daughter of a woman she looked after has led to the launch of a new care business in East Yorkshire. Care worker Andrea Brooksby’s meeting with Liz Gericke, while looking after her...

Time to review your holiday pay calculations?

On 4th November 2014, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) handed down judgment in the holiday pay appeal cases of Hertel (UK) Ltd v Wood and others , Bear Scotland v Fulton and Baxter and Amec Group Ltd v Law and others .  In summary, the decision...

William Thompson deal with B.A.T.A

Harrowells played a significant role in a deal which saw one of Yorkshire and the North East’s largest animal feed producers being acquired by another agricultural supplies business - creating a stronger and enhanced...

Minster Vets joins Westpoint Vet Group to create national science based practice

Harrowells played a key role in a deal which saw Minster Vets, a Yorkshire-based national veterinary practice, with 16 branches around the UK, joining complementary business Westpoint Veterinary Group, in a major deal. Minster Veterinary Practice...