Sexual harrassment in the workplace - Are you ready for 26 October 2024?
9 October 2024
From 26 October 2024, every employer will have a positive legal duty to actively prevent sexual harassment at…
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Businesses are increasingly reducing headcounts in favour of AI – how can they do so responsibly? (People Management)
2 September 2024
As the use of AI continues to increase in all sectors of work, it is essential that when employers look to…
Employment law changes effective from April 2024
22 April 2024
A number of important changes have now come into effect. Have you updated your policies and practices to reflect these?
Tata Steel threatens to withhold enhanced redundancy package (Personnel Today)
16 April 2024
Tata Steel has indicated that an enhanced redundancy package may not be available if employees choose to strike.
Avanti West Coast under fire for menopause gift bags (HR Magazine)
4 April 2024
Avanti West Coast has faced backlash after offering a menopause employee support group a gift bag that rail…
Changes to national insurance contributions: an employer’s guide (People Management)
11 January 2024
What do the changes to national insurance contributions mean for employers and employees?
Will the Predictable Terms and Conditions Act change anything? (Personnel Today)
3 October 2023
Individuals employed on a casual basis will soon have the opportunity to appeal for more consistent contracts…
Does the menopause workplace standard go far enough? (Personnel Today)
23 June 2023
Organisations are starting to understand the impact that menopause can have on employees’ careers and…
Employment Insight: What’s next?
22 September 2022
What might employers expect from this Friday's emergency mini budget and from pledges the new PM, Liz Truss, has made?
Employment Insight - What does ‘living with Covid’ mean for employers?
3 March 2022
The government has announced the next phase of its response to Covid, ‘Living with Covid’. We take a closer…
Employment Insight - Holiday pay developments
16 February 2022
Continuing the trend of recent years, there have been some further developments relating to the right to paid…
Changes in sickness absence requirements
21 December 2021
Employees who are off sick between 10 December 2021 and 26 January 2022 can now self-certify their absence for…
Fire and rehire - is it lawful?
9 June 2021
When an employer wants to make a change to their employees' contracts, 'firing and re-hiring' has become the…
Vaccinations and testing in the workplace
7 December 2020
The country has seen light at the end of the tunnel with the approval last week of a vaccine, which it is hoped…
Video: Homeworking - the new reality
30 November 2020
This webinar was recorded on 26 November 2020.
In this video our Employment team discuss the challenges of…
The new Treasury Direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: what you need to know
17 November 2020
This article was updated on 18 November 2020.
Further to our previous update on the extension to furlough, the…
They think it’s all over…is it?
3 November 2020
Just a few hours before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was due to come to an end in favour of the…
All quiet on the Brexit front – a November employment law update
3 November 2020
The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 is now only 9 weeks away.
Coronavirus has stolen…
Employers’ checklist: how should we prepare for the new immigration rules?
3 November 2020
As we approach the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, businesses which currently employ, or plan…
What is the new ‘Australian’ style points based system?
3 November 2020
During the referendum campaign along with ‘Get Brexit Done’ what we heard a lot of was the introduction of new…
Out with the old, in with the new
28 September 2020
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced the replacement to the Coronavirus Job Retention…
Government extends Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until October
18 May 2020
Last week, the Chancellor announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended until the…
Update: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
6 April 2020
On Saturday 4 April the government issued updated guidance regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme,…
Ethical veganism recognised as a philosophical belief
6 January 2020
In the case of Casamitjana v League Against Cruel Sports, the Employment Tribunal has ruled that ethical…
Garamukanwa v United Kingdom
17 September 2019
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") considered a complaint by an employee that the decision of his…
Employment Law e-alert Autumn 2019
30 August 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of our Employment newsletter.
In this edition, the newest member of the team…
In this edition, the newest member of the team…
Covert recordings of HR meetings by employees
30 August 2019
The covert recording of HR meetings by employees is often a vexed question. In particular, issues can arise…
Employment Law e-alert Spring 2019
23 May 2019
Welcome
In this Spring edition of our e-alert we take a look at 'Constructive Dismissal', how it arises, what…
Employment Law e-alert March 2019
7 March 2019
What's on the horizon?
Summarised below are some of the key upcoming changes to employment law, and the date…
Summarised below are some of the key upcoming changes to employment law, and the date…
Employment Law e-alert Winter 2019
18 February 2019
When the Supreme Court ruled in favour of UNISON and declared the implementation of Employment Tribunal fees…
Carers not entitled to be paid National Minimum Wage for time spent asleep
20 July 2018
Last week, the Court of Appeal handed down their decision in the case of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake…
GDPR Update
19 October 2017
The General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR") will have direct effect in the UK from 25 May 2018 and…
