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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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?
Planned changes to holiday entitlement and pay, TUPE and the Working Time Regulations
22 November 2023
Last week, the government published its response to two consultations held earlier in the year on calculating…
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…
Education newsletter - Spring Term 2022 edition
6 January 2022
Welcome to the Spring 2022 edition of our newsletter for schools.
This time last year schools in England…
This time last year schools in England…
Conducting disciplinary and grievance investigations
6 January 2022
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, conducting a grievance or disciplinary investigation is a task which…
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…
Education newsletter - Autumn Term 2021 edition
19 August 2021
Welcome to the Autumn 2021 edition of our Education newsletter. We hope you have managed to enjoy a break over…
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…
The IR35 regime will soon be upon us – are you prepared?
19 January 2021
It was a relief to many organisations and contractors that the new IR35 Regulations ("Regulations") which were…
Considering withdrawing from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme?
11 January 2021
Independent schools have been faced with a multitude of challenges as a result of the pandemic, from health and…
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…
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…
Handling school panel processes with care
21 April 2020
Independent schools are expected to handle a number of internal processes by way of a panel review, for…
Employment update for schools: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
21 April 2020
As schools, and indeed all employers, have begun getting to grips with new ways of operating in these…
Employment changes from April
21 April 2020
The Government set out a number of changes to employment law in its Good Work Plan which was published at 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,…
Education e-alert: Key considerations for schools
27 March 2020
What a difference a week makes...
The government is already looking at the impact of Coronavirus on…
Education e-alert: A bit of reassurance in the COVID-19 climate
23 March 2020
You will either have made it to the end of the spring Term 2020 by last Friday 20 March, or you will from today…
The impact of Brexit on EU workers
3 September 2019
We have summarised our advice to schools on the rights of their EU workers and schools' obligations leading up…
Can a grievance amount to a whistleblowing disclosure?
3 September 2019
Many readers will be familiar with receiving and dealing with grievances, but could you spot a whistleblowing…
Increased holiday pay for term-time workers
8 August 2019
The Court of Appeal confirmed that pay for term-time staff with irregular hours should be calculated on the…
Education Newsletter Summer 2019
2 May 2019
Welcome to the summer edition of our Education newsletter. We hope you had an enjoyable and peaceful Easter…
Top 10 tips when considering withdrawing from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
2 May 2019
Schools will be aware of the increase in employer contributions under the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) that…
Education Newsletter Spring 2019
28 February 2019
Welcome to the Spring edition of our Education newsletter - we hope you have enjoyed a well-deserved half term…
The Effect of No Deal Brexit on the Education Sector
26 February 2019
On 31 January 2019 the government produced updated guidance regarding the effect of a 'no deal' Brexit on…
Gender Separation in Mixed Schools
26 February 2019
In this article we take a look at the legislation and recent case law to help you manage the risks associated…
Managing stress-related absence in schools
26 February 2019
It will not be news to the majority of HR departments that stress-related absence in schools has been rising…
Schools Managing Risk Conference – January 2019
8 February 2019
One of Wilsons’ first training sessions of 2019, the annual Independent Schools Conference – which this year…
GDPR – Getting your school Developed, Prepared and Ready!
4 September 2018
Introduction
We appreciate how much work is involved in ensuring that your school is GDPR-compliant and have…
General Guidance Note - HMRC National Minimum Wage Social Care Compliance Scheme (the Scheme)
14 November 2017
Background
National minimum wage (NMW) legislation requires an employer to pay its workers minimum rates of…
GDPR Update
19 October 2017
The General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR") will have direct effect in the UK from 25 May 2018 and…
