Adriana Balmus
Articles by Adriana Balmus
28 May 2025
Guide: How to Implement a Four-Day Work Week in a Law Firm?
This guide provides a practical and experience-based roadmap for implementing a four-day work week in a law firm, based on IMD Solicitors’ successful transition. It covers strategic considerations, planning, cultural alignment, performance metrics, and long-term sustainability. It is intended for managing partners, law firm leaders, HR teams, and operational directors seeking to balance client service, […]
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13 Nov 2023
The Legal Profession’s Role in Promoting Kindness
Speak to a member of our specialist international team of UK family lawyers today on 0330 107 0107. World Kindness Day, celebrated annually on November 13th, is a global initiative aimed at spreading kindness and promoting goodwill among people of all walks of life. While the legal profession may not be the first industry that comes […]
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18 Feb 2020
Preventing Claims Of Stress At Work
Stress At Work According to the Health & Safety Executive stress is ‘the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them’ by their job. As a business, it is important to take proactive steps towards preventing claims of stress at work. Employers Have A Duty Of Care To […]
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1 May 2019
2019 changes in employment law and Brexit update
Brexit has dominated the agenda and so, when it comes to introducing new employment law, April 2019 is unusually quiet compared to previous years. However, as Marcin Durlak, employment law expert with IMD Solicitors with offices in London, Manchester and Birmingham explains, the government has found time for a few changes. Mr Durlak also outlines […]
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28 Nov 2018
Employee wellbeing: your responsibilities as an employer
Bowls of fresh fruit and mindfulness sessions are becoming increasingly common in the workplace as employers try to promote the wellbeing of their staff. A successful wellbeing strategy can improve employee attendance and retention, as well as productivity. It can also help shield you from compensation claims brought by employees for stress-related conditions which may […]
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28 Jul 2017
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL FEES TO BE SCRAPPED AND REFUNDED
Since the introduction of extortionate Employment Tribunal fees in 2013, the UK saw a sharp decline in the number of employment cases being brought. However, one of the UK’s largest trade unions, Unison, has since worked tirelessly to oppose these fees and as a result, in a ground breaking decision, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday […]
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