Preparing for the new employment rights bill without breaking the bank (Elite Business)
11 December 2024
The Employment Rights Bill could cost businesses up to £5 billion annually, raising concerns among small…
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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…
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…
What are the lessons for business from the Red Bull allegations? (Personnel Today)
26 April 2024
The Red Bull scandal provides critical lessons for businesses regarding the importance of ethical conduct and…
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?
The gig economy: a new chapter? (People Management)
18 April 2024
A tribunal case may set a precedent for a new class of gig worker seeking to obtain employment rights.
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?
Heat of the Moment Resignations (or Dismissals)
8 January 2024
The recent case of Omar v Epping Forest district Citizens Advice has highlighted the difficultly in assessing…
Directors and Managers: How to navigate changes within your team (SME Today)
15 November 2023
In the post-pandemic era, managers and directors, especially in SMEs, must navigate new challenges such as…
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…
Wilsons Corporate team advises Richard Rivlin and the other shareholders in VesselsValue on its sale to Veson Nautical, LLC
4 May 2023
Wilsons' Corporate team has advised on the sale of the company to Veson Nautical, LLC.
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: Managing COVID-19 in the workplace
20 July 2022
Whilst today's news is full of the extreme temperatures and the race to be the new Prime Minister, in the…
Employment Insight: Public Holidays and the Queen’s Jubilee
20 May 2022
At the start of June, the country celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. An extra public holiday has been…
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…
Employment Insight - Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus
31 January 2022
The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme, which allows employers to claim back SSP for employees off…
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…
When will a failure to furlough staff make a dismissal unfair?
10 August 2021
The Employment Tribunal has decided, in the case of Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited, that a failure to…
Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace: legislation due for employers
30 July 2021
The government has announced it intends to introduce a duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the…
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…
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…
Extension to Furlough: the Key Facts
12 November 2020
On 31 October 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme would be extended…
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,…
Coronavirus lockdown: who is permitted to work?
24 March 2020
Last night the government imposed a nationwide lockdown and issued this message:
Stay at home
- Only go…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Essential information for all Employers
23 March 2020
On Friday 20 March 2020 the Chancellor announced an extraordinary new scheme to support job retention during…
Extension of IR35 Postponed
19 March 2020
The government has announced that the extension of IR35 to medium and large companies in the private sector is…
COVID-19 - Useful links for employers
19 March 2020
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses a number of serious and substantial challenges for employers, with…
Regulatory update: keeping your charity trading subsidiary at arm’s length
21 February 2020
The findings from a recent regulatory compliance case by the Charity Commission contain salient lessons not…
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…
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…
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…
Service provision changes: when does TUPE apply?
30 August 2019
What is a service provision change?
A service provision change (SPC) occurs when:
- a service performed…
Managing sickness absence effectively
30 August 2019
Ensure your sickness absence policy is fit for purpose.
Having a comprehensive sickness absence policy is…
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…
IR35 - Do you need to be worried?
30 August 2019
Background
IR35 was introduced in 2000. It was designed to reduce tax avoidance by contractors who HMRC…
