New Legislation on the Horizon
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When a proposed bill is heard before parliment and receives royal assent it becomes legislation. On…
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Focus on: Return to Work Interviews
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When an employee is off sick it is important to conduct a good return to work…
New Guidance on Employee References
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Giving a reference for a previous employee can be a bit of a minefield and recently…
How is your 2018 going?
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September is often a time when we find ourselves refocusing, perhaps built into us since our school…
Avoiding a Dress Code Disaster
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You may recall there have been a number of stories in the press concerning dress code…
FAQ – Can You Legitimately Access An Employees Work Email Account?
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The question of whether you can legitimately access employees work email account is one which we get…
Do You Know Your Legal Obligations in Relation to Rest Breaks?
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The Working Time Regulations (1998) outline a workers entitlement in relation to working patterns including the…
Accurately Calculating Holiday Pay for Casual Workers
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A recent employment tribunal decision has demonstrated that many employers may be calculating holiday pay incorrectly…
4 Common Minimum Wage Offences and How to Avoid Them
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Although most employers are aware that there is a minimum amount that they need to pay…
Preventing Sexual Misconduct at Work
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A recent study has shown that around half of employees who have experienced sexual harassment at…
Are You Ready for The World Cup?
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Have you thought about how you will manage your workforce during The World Cup? World Cup…
Avoiding Discrimination; Pregnancy and Maternity
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A recent survey of senior decision makers in the private sector demonstrated worrying insight into potential…
GDPR; Are Your HR Policies Compliant?
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There has been lots of buzz around the new GDPR regulations that come into force in…
Suspending an Employee; When and How.
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When there is an allegation or suspicion of a serious disciplinary issue it is commonplace to…
Working With Contractors
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This week we turn our focus to working with contractors. It is often thought that as…
How to End a Fixed Term Contract
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Fixed term contracts are those that have a pre-defined duration and therefore an agreement of when…
Probationary Clauses
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Recruitment is never an exact science, someone can look great on paper but then in practice…
GDPR: Are You Ready?
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If you are a client or a subscriber to our newsletter you will have received an…
Workers Rights: Knowing when they apply and how to handle them.
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You may have heard in the press recently discussion around workers’ rights following some high profile…
Are you ready for the increase in National Living Wage?
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From the 1st April National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage are set to increase. This…
Making Changes to Terms & Conditions of Employment
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The contract of employment sets out for both you and your employees the terms and conditions…
Medical Retirement; How to Handle it
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This week we are focusing on the topic of medical retirement; as an employer you may…
Breaking Taboos; Menopause
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If you were tuned into Radio 2 last week you would have heard a discussion about…
Snow Days; How to handle them
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This morning when we opened our curtains we were once again greeted with the beautiful sight…
