Meet the team: Introducing Laura Gillhespy Our meet the team series continues as we introduce Laura Gillhespy, our associate and […]
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 […]
Meet the team: Introducing Sarah Martin Our meet the team series continues as we introduce Sarah Martin, our legal practice […]
Question: When does a one-day hearing throw your life entirely into chaos? Answer: When it is an interim relief hearing […]
Our top tips for drafting employment contracts Reviewing employment contracts is often on the ‘to do’ list for business owners […]
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 […]
Help is out there for those who seek it Redundancy is, by its very nature, an end; but coaching can […]
Top Ten National Minimum Wage mistakes The introduction of the National Minimum Wage (the NMW) and National Living Wage has […]
Settlement agreements cannot settle unknown future statutory claims In the case of Bathgate v Technip UK, the Employment Appeal Tribunal […]
Team Torque toasting another impressive showing in The Legal500 Directory for 2023 This week saw the publication of The Legal500 […]
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.
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Emma Cousins to the role of Senior Associate. Emma has been with the firm since 2019 and, in that time, has become a trusted advisor to many of the firm’s clients, as well as taking the lead in expanding our employment law services to include a new business immigration offering.
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
We are joining the IDAS Big Yorkshire Tour 2022 because we want to make sure that anyone subjected to domestic abuse or sexual violence can access support.
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.
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