Employment Law Updates

This week, the Government published its response to its ‘Making Flexible Working the Default’ consultation and in doing so confirmed that employees will gain the right to request flexible working from the first day of their employment. Flexible Working Continues to Rise Across the UK We first highlighted the key changes the UK Government were considering back […]

Covid restrictions may have been lifted but employers still have a legal duty to protect staff, so how can they live with COVID-19 this winter and manage staff absences effectively and legally?? What Are an Employer’s Legal Obligations? While there is no longer a requirement for all employers to explicitly consider COVID-19 in their statutory […]

On 17 November 2022, the UK Government confirmed in its Autumn Statement that it has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s proposed increases to the national living wage (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) rates from 1 April 2023. About the National Minimum Wage (NMW) The national minimum wage (NMW) is a prescribed minimum hourly rate of pay which employers must legally […]

Employers can avoid an HR own goal during this year’s FIFA World Cup by planning ahead and taking some simple steps. An HR Survival Guide for Employers The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicks off on 20 November 2022 and will run until 18 December 2022 and sees 32 nations taking part in 64 […]

He’s Making a List….He’s Checking it Twice…..but at this year’s Christmas party will YOUR staff be naughty or will they be nice? Many Employers have already started planning this year’s Christmas party and are no doubt hopeful that this festive season will be an enjoyable time for bosses and employees alike, but without careful planning, […]

We look at what employers need to know about discrimination in the workplace and how they can avoid negatively impacting staff morale, expensive litigation and reputational damage. Who is Protected from Discrimination? Part 5 of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA2010) protects different categories of individuals against work-related discrimination, including: Job applicants Current employees Former employees […]

The UK Government has confirmed that there are no plans to devolve UK employment law to the Scottish Administration. Current Legal Position on UK Employment Law Reserved matters are political powers – legislative or executive – that are held exclusively by a particular political authority, usually in multi-national states such as the United Kingdom of […]

On 23 September 2022, the government announced that the IR35 rules on “off payroll” working will be scrapped. What is IR35 and Off Payroll Working? The terms “off-payroll working” and “IR35” are commonly used interchangeably because they both relate to legislation that governs the tax treatment of the provision of a worker’s services through an […]