Employment & HR

Navigating the New Bill for Parental Redundancy Protection – What You Need to Know

April 19, 2023

The new bill dealing with pregnancy and maternity discrimination, introduced by Dan Jarvis MP, aims...

Read More

The workplace is not the “time to BeReal”

April 3, 2023

The world of social media is constantly changing, with new sites, apps and messaging services cropp...

Read More

How do you feel about holding difficult conversations with your staff?

February 3, 2023

It is every employer’s dream that the employment relationship will be issue free and that there w...

Read More

Proposed changes to Flexible Working Rights

December 14, 2022

Currently only at consultation stage, but with the potential to encourage more flexible working app...

Read More

Supporting Menopause in the Workplace

April 11, 2022

As many women, trans and non-binary folk are choosing to work into later stages of their life, alon...

Read More

Accused of a crime: are employees obliged to tell their employer?

December 6, 2021

Our employment & criminal defence teams sat down for a discussion around the impact of being ac...

Read More

A flexible future? Managing flexible working requests

May 20, 2021

Our Associate Helen Frankland offers some insight on the law and best practice for employers handli...

Read More

Who protects against workplace injuries when the workplace is home?

February 25, 2021

Our Employment and Personal Injury teams join forces to help us to understand the responsibility of...

Read More

Kickstart Scheme for Young People Launches

September 8, 2020

The Kickstart Scheme was introduced by the Chancellor in his Plan for Jobs on 08 July 2020, and app...

Read More

Settlement Agreement: What to do if you are offered one

May 20, 2020

Given the current uncertainties created by COVID-19 and the lockdown, employers may be faced with h...

Read More

Holiday Pay & Unlawful Deductions

September 29, 2019

In the UK, workers are entitled to 4 weeks’ annual leave under the European Working Time Directiv...

Read More

EAT decision on use of incorrect EC number on Claim Form

July 23, 2019

In the case of E.ON Control Solutions Limited v Caspall, the Claimant attempted to bring a number o...

Read More

Can You be Dismissed for Your Social Media Activity?

July 8, 2019

From blogs to business forums and social gaming to social networks, it is hard to escape social med...

Read More

Covert Surveillance in the Workplace

January 19, 2018

The European Court of Human Rights in Lopez Ribalda & Ors v Spain recently held that covert cam...

Read More

The cost of pregnancy and maternity discrimination

November 18, 2016

A report published last month by the Equality and Human Rights Commission states that British busin...

Read More