Employment Law Updates

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 […]

Our ‘Top Tips’ for employers to help them to effectively manage employee grievances to contribute to positive working relationships and prevent minor issues escalating into more serious matters. What is a Grievance? A grievance is a complaint made by an employee to their employer to resolve workplace disputes, and which requires the employer to take […]

Following the much awaited Supreme Court decision in the Harpur Trust v Brazel holiday pay case, we consider the implications for calculating holiday entitlement and pay for atypical workers. Harpur Trust v Brazel Holiday Pay Decision Back at the beginning of this month we announced the Supreme Court decision in the Harpur Trust v Brazel […]

There appears to have been very little movement on zero hours contracts and worker status reforms despite various consultations, published reviews, policy papers and the mention of a new Employment Bill in the 2019 Queen’s Speech. The Good Work Plan On 17 December 2018, the government published its policy paper, the Good Work Plan. This […]