The Employment Rights Bill is back in the spotlight with a newly tabled Amendment Paper, spanning over 53 pages! Several key changes have...

As an employer, it’s crucial to ensure that your hiring process is both thorough and compliant with UK employment law. Conducting...

From 26 October 2024, new obligations will be placed on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace under the Worker...

The long-awaited Employment Rights Bill has been published today, with the government hoping its commencement will deliver the ‘biggest...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s recent decision in Finn v British Bung Manufacturing Company is perhaps a timely reminder that workplace...

The government have announced changes to the funding of apprenticeships in England, signalling the end of the apprenticeship levy and the...

The Government has announced that the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 will not be implemented this Autumn as...

Legislative Background Under the Equality Act 2010, employers are already obliged to prevent and address sexual harassment in the...

If your business is planning on hiring an apprentice, this episode is for you 👀 We're back with another episode of   Coffee and Counsel...

Labour made a manifesto pledge to “bring in the ‘right to switch off’” in their ‘Make Work Pay’ paper that we’ve been off talking to...

Of course, getting the day off on your birthday is not a legal requirement but employers are increasingly providing such a perk as an...

There are more than 8 million people who work part-time in the UK. Part-time workers are entitled to a range of rights and protections to...

In an effort to hold employers accountable and ensure transparency in pay practices, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has...

The government has announced its intention to repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, aiming to restore public services and...

With the UK seeing an unsettling increase in racially-motivated attacks and civil unrest instigated by far-right groups, it’s...

The UK government has announced plans to gradually extend the National Living Wage (NLW) to all adults (18+), phasing it in year by year....

Fixed term contracts are often used by employers to cover time-limited projects or cover for employees on maternity leave or sabbatical....

The Home Office has recently published an updated version of the "Employer's Guide to right to work checks”. Here’s a breakdown of the...

According to YouGov, only 28% of ‘minority ethnic groups’ in the UK find the term ‘BAME’ (black, Asian and minority ethnic) acceptable....

The law defines any individual aged 5 – 16 as a “child”, in line with compulsory school age, and a "young person" as someone over...