What is the position if a pre-arranged annual leave coincides with a period of sick leave? Where an employee’s […]
Can an employer force an employee to take holidays on certain dates? Yes, an employer can give notice to order […]
Gender critical beliefs: Managing conflicts in the workplace Being an employer isn’t easy. On the one hand, it is important […]
Meaningful change for dyslexic employees A research survey of 900 HR leaders and 1,500 dyslexic employees has highlighted that employers […]
Can an employer refuse an employee’s holiday request? Yes, an employer can refuse an employee’s holiday request where it has […]
Menopause in the workplace Menopausal women are the fastest-growing segment of the workforce and so understanding how you can best […]
Important post-Brexit employment law reforms just announced The government announced yesterday (Wednesday 10 May 2023) a number of proposed […]
Has the Government put the brakes on its plans to scrap EU-derived employment law by the end of the year? […]
Sponsored Workers – Minimum Salary Threshold Increase Attention all Sponsor Licence Holders… The minimum salary thresholds and going rates […]
Question: When does a one-day hearing throw your life entirely into chaos? Answer: When it is an interim relief hearing […]
Right to Work Checks: Using an Identity Service Provider As a result of the pandemic, many workforces now work remotely. […]
The Teacher’s Strikes – What approach should you take to requests from staff for time off to look after dependants […]
Employment law cases to watch out for in 2023 As part of our employment law update event this week, we […]
Making a difference How coaching can help with redundancy processes Redundancies are an unfortunate fact of life; sometimes they are […]
Settlement agreements cannot settle unknown future statutory claims In the case of Bathgate v Technip UK, the Employment Appeal Tribunal […]
The end of adjusted right to work checks (it really is the end, this time!) From 1 October, it has […]
5 top tips when embarking on a redundancy exercise We know that some businesses will be critically considering how to […]
Prior to Brexit and the removal of the freedom of movement, it was permissible for EEA nationals employed by an overseas branch to come to the UK to work and carry out business-related activities without restriction. That’s no longer the case…
Last week, the Supreme Court in Harpur Trust v Brazel held that a member of staff who only worked part of the year (in this case, term time only) is entitled to the same 5.6 weeks of statutory leave as those employees who work all year. The court made clear that employers should not base holiday entitlement calculations on the number of hours actually worked.
As of July 2022, the law surrounding fit notes and who can issue them has been updated by the Department for Work and Pensions. From July, they can be issued by nurses, pharmacists, occupational therapist and physiotherapists, in addition to doctors. A new fit note was also released in April 2022 with different requirements to the original, however, both are valid for the foreseeable future.
The High Potential Individual Visa route opened on 30 May 2022; it’s an entirely new route with the aim of attracting highly skilled individuals to the UK to help tackle its current high-skilled labour shortage.
As the war in Ukraine continues, many employers are seeking to support Ukrainian refugees by offering them work. If that applies to you, it’s important to carry out right to work checks on Ukrainian candidates before their employment commences
Wishful thinking employees (or somewhat despairing employers) may claim that clauses which restrict what they do after their employment has ended aren’t worth the paper they’re written on – but that’s often not the case.
The topic of sexual harassment has received a fair amount of press attention recently following the Employment Tribunal case bought by Mr Finn against his employer, The British Bung Manufacturing Company Limited.
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