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Shona Jones

Trainee Solicitor

Shona Jones joined Bermans in August 2023 and is currently a Trainee Solicitor in our Employment team based in Liverpool.

She studied Law at Liverpool John Moores University and has completed the Legal Practice Course.  Shona has also obtained a Masters qualification with a distinction at Liverpool John Moores University .

Outside of work, Shona enjoys reading (mostly fiction). She also enjoys staying active, usually running, or hiking up the Welsh mountains and is currently training for her next marathon.


E: shona.jones@bermans.co.uk
T: 0151 224 0500

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Rate increases

Adrian Fryer

The Government has announced the employment law rate changes that come into force in April 2023.

From 1 April 2023:

  • National Living Wage for workers aged 23 and over increased to £10.42 per hour
  • For workers aged 21-22 the rate increased to £10.18 per hour
  • For workers aged 18-20 the rate increased to £7.49 per hour
  • For workers aged 16-17 and those on apprenticeships the rate increased to £5.28 per hour

From 2 April 2023 Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Shared Parental Pay, Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay all rose to a maximum of £172.48 per week.

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Is there really a risk that TUPE might be sailing off into the ‘sunset’?

Adrian Fryer

The Retained EU Law (Revocation & Reform) Bill, which is currently rumbling through the House of Lords, will lead to the removal of EU-derived secondary legislation at the end of this year unless it is specifically preserved – the so-called ‘sunsetting’ provisions. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) is one of the significant pieces of employment legislation which would be vulnerable to removal.

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