Bowcock & Pursaill were again proud sponsors of the annual Rudyard Sailability Dragon Boat Race which took place at Rudyard Lake on Saturday July 6th.

This colourful action-packed event attracts teams from all over Staffordshire from companies to clubs. A maximum of 24 teams can take part, and all the money raised goes to the Rudyard Sailability Charity which relies on fundraising to keep the club running throughout the year.

This is the second year running that Bowcock &amp…

What is a redundancy?

Redundancy is one of the potentially fair reasons for dismissal.

A redundancy occurs when:

The business for which the employee is employed is ceasing
The business in the place where the employee is employed is ceasing
There is a reduction of a particular kind of work an employee carries out

Redundancy can also take place where a site or office is closing, where a particular department or function are no longer required or where a business…

Following recent reports of one of the biggest data breaches to date involving a UK company, Dixons Carphone, which is now thought to affect 10 million records, our disputes and employment specialist Tim Wolley looks at what is classed as a breach and what you should do if your business discovers a breach.

What is classed as personal data?

 Any information relating to a person or data subject, that can be used to directly or indirectly identify the person is…