Flexible working

December 14, 2020

Should miscarriage be a workplace issue?

With the much-publicised news of Chrissy Teigen and husband John Legend’s miscarriage, and then, soon after, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the subject of miscarriage […]
April 8, 2020

Coronavirus update

It seems that the guidance from HM Government and HMRC is slowing down a bit, although we are still awaiting clarification on a number of points […]
April 6, 2020

April jobs for HR professionals

Every April a round of employment law changes come into effect… and although we might be going through disruption in other areas at the moment, this […]
September 25, 2019

The Government's family-friendly consultations

The Government’s consultation Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination: Consultation on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents, which closed on 5th April 2019, asked for opinions […]
January 10, 2019

ACAS guidance: performance management

ACAS has been looking into the issue of performance management. It has published new advice that examines what performance management is, why it is important, how […]
October 5, 2018

CBI guidance: health and wellbeing

Recent research has shown that mental health issues are on the increase in the UK and conscientious employers will, therefore, want to do everything they can […]
October 4, 2018

Focus on flexible working policies

Are your flexible working policies up to scratch? What should they cover? We know that we are living in an age in which flexible working is […]
October 3, 2018

Bereavement leave

The new Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 gives a legal entitlement to two weeks’ leave for bereaved parents from 2020. This will be implemented […]
November 13, 2017

EAT rules that Uber drivers are workers

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a tribunal’s ruling that two Uber drivers were ‘workers’ and, therefore, entitled to worker benefits such as the National […]
September 11, 2017

Update – Parental Bereavement Leave

On 19 July 2017 the Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill was introduced to Parliament. The Bill is expected to have a second reading in October […]
September 11, 2017

Holiday Pay & Voluntary Overtime

Back in September 2016 the case of Brettle v Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council decided that voluntary overtime payments should be included in calculating holiday pay, provided that […]