With the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates increasing in April, it’s never a better time to have a spring clean of your records and for...
All employers should note that that the Home Office has published a new draft code of practice on preventing illegal working which will...
On 28 October 2023, the rehabilitation periods under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the Act) changed. The new rehabilitation...
We blogged back in January about the Government's consultation on how holiday entitlement for part-year workers and workers with...
I posted at the start of August about the Government's announcement that they were going to raise immigration fees significantly for...
On 13 July 2023, the Government agreed to raise immigration fees significantly for sponsoring employers and their migrant employees....
My post last week provided an update on three new pieces of legislation which have been given royal assent. Many will be of the view that...
Three private members' bills containing new worker rights for parents and carers have been given royal assent last week. Private members'...
Following shocking reports that one-third of employers believe that their organisation does not effectively manage stress at work, ACAS...
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is the brainchild of hardline brexiteer, Jacob Rees-Mogg. The Bill is currently wading...
We have for some time known that stress, anxiety, and depression can, should they meet the requirements of the definition under the...
I blogged about side hustles back in November 2022 in the context of a tribunal claim which concerned an employee who was running her...
Prime Minister Sunak's Government and its civil servants are certainly picking up the pace when it comes to legislation and consultation....
If I wasn’t a solicitor, I like to think I would be an actress. The great thing is that I can let my creative juices flow and pretend to...
6 April 2022 marks the one year anniversary of the so-called IR35 rules coming into force for private sector organisations (they had...
You may have read my colleague, Libby Hubbard’s ebriefing last week concerning the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions. There are mixed...