Advice on dealing with the current Corona Virus for Employers The government publishes daily updates at 2pm with the latest stats and advice. Acas has also produced workplace specific guidance which sets out[…]
When a key employee is about to leave, employers look to minimise damage to their business and may wish to keep the employee away from customers and commercially sensitive information.[…]
The Employment Bill 2019-2020 includes the following measures: A single enforcement body for the labour market which proposes to replace the enforcement functions of the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate Gangmasters[…]
Changing an individual’s working arrangements from employee to consultant may seem attractive; no employer National Insurance contributions to pay and greater flexibility for the individual. A win-win situation surely? Zoe[…]
Asking job applicants and employees about their health: how to stay on the right side of the law
LATEST NEWS Dec 02, 2019
When recruiting and managing employees, employers want to know that their employees are up to the job. While asking questions about an individual’s health at the wrong time may result[…]
Abolition of the Swedish Derogation in April 2020 – what this means for business
LATEST NEWS Nov 26, 2019
As part of the Government’s Good Work Plan the Government will be abolishing the “Swedish derogation” within the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 in April 2020. This will be a[…]
Sexual harassment is unacceptable in any context, but it should never have to be tolerated in the workplace. In this article, Zoe Lagadec, employment law expert explains what employers can[…]
Employers often get caught out by thinking that just because a worker owes them money they can simply take it off the next pay package. The law on protection of[…]
Tempting though it might be to dish out the same contract of employment for new starters year after year, putting a little time into preparing your contracts could pay dividends[…]
PLEASE NOTE: This article includes several dates and hyperlinks to consultations Employment law consultations aplenty this Autumn This summer has been an unusually busy one for government announcements and consultations[…]