How to deal with an Acas conciliation request
(Updated October 2020). If an employee or ex-employee has a potential Employment Tribunal claim, from May 2014 they are required…
Menopause and work: guidance for employers in the UK
Menopause and work. Global HR Lawyers lus Laboris have produced this excellent guide for Employers about the menopause and work.…
Gender non-binary workers covered by the Equality Act
Gender non-binary and gender fluid people are covered by the ‘protected characteristic’ of gender reassignment under the Equality Act 2010.…
Government ‘Kickstart’ Scheme now open
The government has opened the Kickstart Scheme, which makes funding available for employers in England, Scotland and Wales to help…
If your staff travel from home straight to a customer – working time rules have changed
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided in September 2015 that travel time counts as working time. This applies when…
All you need to know about Lone Workers
We take a look what defines a lone worker, what businesses should do when employing lone workers, and your legal…
Help for working disabled people during the pandemic
In August 2020, the Government announced that Disabled people can now benefit from financial support to work from home, or…
Taking on an apprentice – the full details
Apprenticeship schemes are often in the news (and not always for the right reasons), so we’ve had a look at…
Are Foster Parents ‘workers’?
In 2018, the Advocate General of the ECJ said that foster parents were not workers and therefore do not have…
Guidelines for TV Companies to restart programme making
TV companies agree guidelines that should allow programme making to resume (updated 8th June 2020) TV companies have agreed guidelines…
Right to Work in the UK checks – changes due to Coronavirus
The Government announced on 30th March 2020 that there would be changes to Right to Work in the UK checks,…
Annual Leave Carry Over changes – due to Covid 19
The Government announced, on 27th March 2020, that workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement…
Financial Support for workers in the Film & TV Industry
The Film and TV Charity offer financial support and are concerned about the potential impact of coronavirus on people working…
Dealing with Coronavirus at work – information for Employers
Acas has published advice for Employers on how to deal with the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The advice is worth…
Sexual Harassment and other Harassment at work – new guidance
The Equality and Human Rights Commission produced new guidance for Employers, in January 2020, on Sexual Harassment and Harassment at…
Are you Micro-Managing or Managing your staff? Spot the difference…
Here’s a nice article about the way you manage your staff – which asks if you are micro-managing your staff?…
Calculating Holiday Entitlement for permanent workers with irregular hours
Calculating Holiday entitlement for permanent workers with irregular hours Calculating holiday pay for full-time and part-time workers is pretty straight…
Calculating Holiday Pay – changes in April 2020 for workers with variable hours
Calculating Holiday Pay – Currently the ‘reference’ period in the Working Time Regulations (1998) that is used to calculate holiday…
Increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage – April 2020
Increases to the The National Living and National Minimum Wage The minimum wage is a legal right that covers almost…
The Compulsory Living Wage and Voluntary Living Wage – 2019/2020 changes
In 2016 the Government introduced a compulsory National Living Wage, however there is another voluntary Real Living Wage – we…
Parental Bereavement Leave – coming April 6th 2020
The new Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Act 2018 (also known as Jack’s Law) will become law on 6th April…
Changes to Statement of Employment Terms – from April 2020
Significant changes are being made from 6th April 2020 and all Employers will need to follow these new laws about…
May Day Bank Holiday 2020 changes to Friday 8th May
Change in 2020 May Day bank holiday date In order to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day in 2020,…
Labour to scrap IR35 private sector reform! Or maybe not!
We’ve just read this, from Contractor UK, but can find no other confirmation yet – if it’s true that will…
Get the Knowledge – essentials you need when working with children on TV set or studio
Presented by the UK’s leading expert on working with children, Alison Cresswell, GET THE KNOWLEDGE provides the essential knowledge you…
Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) – what is it, what does it mean?
From 1st October 2011, Agency Workers in Great Britain (Northern Ireland will publish their own separate regulations) will have the…
The Stalking Protection Act 2019
The Stalking Protection Act 2019, which came into force in March 2019, is designed to tackle ‘stranger stalking’ (statistics says…
Changes to Written Statements of Employment from April 2020
Currently, all employees, who are engaged for one month or more, are legally entitled to a Written Statement, which they…
New – Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Orders (CTAEO)
New – Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Orders (CTAEO) From 8th July 2019, the HMRC are leading a trial with…
Employment Law in the United Kingdom – what differences are there?
Is it a United Kingdom? We thought we’d look in detail at the main differences in Employment Law between England,…
The new EU Whistleblower Directive
The European Union adopted the new ‘Whistleblower Directive’ in October 2019. EU member states will have 2 years to implement…
What Records do Employers need to keep for the Working Time Regulations
What records do employers need to keep for the Working Time Regulations? Until May 2019, Employers in the UK needed…
The Swedish Derogation Model – what is it? When is it ending?
The Agency Workers Regulations come into force on 1st October 2011 to bolster the rights of so-called "vulnerable" agency workers…
IR35 ‘off payroll’ rules applies to the private sector from 6th April 2020
(Updated July 2019) In a not-unexpected move on 29th October 2018, the Chancellor announced that all medium and large sized…
Are Unpaid Work Trials legal?
Unpaid work trials are common in some sectors where there is high turnover of staff (e.g. hospitality, retail) as they…
When must you provide Staff with a Written Statement (of Employment Conditions)
Currently, an Employer is required to give an employee a Written Statement of their key terms and conditions within the…
Morrisons Supermarket vicariously liable for data breach of an employee
In October 2018, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court (this has been a long running…
Small Business owners – how to work well with freelancers
With the ongoing shift towards employers using freelancers / contractors instead of employing PAYE workers and employees in the current…
Mandatory Disability Pay Gap reporting may be next!
At the end of November 2018 the Government launched a voluntary framework for Employers to record their disabled work-force, in…
Swedish Derogation repeal (in wider gig economy overhaul)
Theresa May is planning measures to boost workers’ rights, including ending of the Swedish derogation model (that allows employers, in certain…
Other Employment Related Budget News (from 29.10.18)
Alongside the important changes being made to IR35 in April 2020 (which you can read here), the Budget of 29.10.18…
Mandatory Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting coming soon?
Mandatory Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting Consultation starts In October 2018 the Government started a consultation asking Employers to contribute their…
Parental Bereavement Leave coming soon
Parental Bereavement Leave will be available from 2020 (updated January 2020). The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill received Royal…
The impact of EEA immigration to the UK
These charts from the Migration Advisory Committee report (an independent body that advises the government), published yesterday, are interesting. …
Data Protection, Copyright and Intellectual Property – if there is no Brexit deal
In this week’s release of ‘technical notices’ by the UK Government, in the case of a Brexit no-deal, Data Protection…
IR35 changes coming to the private sector in 2019?
With every possibility that the disastrous changes that were made to IR35 in the Public Sector (in April 2017), are…
Brexit: What Employers need to know now (about their staff who are EU Citizens)
Updated 1st November 2018. Clearly, Brexit brings huge considerations for employers. An important consideration is staffing – in regards to…
Workplace rights if there’s no deal Brexit
We’re not going to make any sarcastic comments about the UK Governments’ no deal Brexit papers, the first third of…
Offer sabbaticals to avoid redundancies?
I must admit I’ve never heard of this, but offering sabbaticals as a way to avoid redundancies is a good…
Suspension – updated guidance from Acas (July 2018)
Acas have updated their guidance on Suspension – suspending employees prior to disciplinary action, or on medical grounds, or for…