Employment Law Updates

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 […]

If passed, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is set to significantly transform worker regulations in the UK. The New Brexit Freedoms Bill Unveiled On 22 September 2022 the UK Government’s much anticipated Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill received its first reading in the House of Commons, The intended purpose of […]

The new Real Living Wage increase announced today will give a full-time worker £2,730 a year more than a worker earning the current government National Living Wage. New Real Living Wage Rates In response to the cost-of-living crisis, the Living Wage Foundation has brought forward the rise to the Real Living Wage, which was planned […]

Acas has published new guidance to advise employers on how to consider and handle staff suspensions at work, specifically during investigations. Should Employers Suspend Staff? Paid suspension is not generally a breach of contract and is often an appropriate course of action where there have been allegations of serious misconduct, but how employers consider and […]

On the day of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, Monday 19 September, the offices of Employment Law Services (ELS)  will be closed as a mark of respect, and to allow colleagues to pay tribute to Her late Majesty and commemorate Her reign.

Changes to UK Right to Work checks affect how employers verify ID documents, both digitally and manually. We look at what is changing and what employers need to do to comply. UK Right to Work Checks – What Employers Need to Know From 1 October 2022, there will only be three main methods of checking […]

Employers have just under a week to decide how they intend to manage the additional bank holiday across their organisations, but what are their options? Extra Bank Holiday for the Queen’s State Funeral  On Saturday 10 September 2022, King Charles III approved a Royal Proclamation declaring the day of the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth […]

Her Majesty The Queen was a national treasure who represented the very best of our United Kingdom throughout her entire life and we join the Country in mourning her loss. For 70 years the Queen epitomised selfless devotion to the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the World, the likes of which we will never see […]