The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill: A Bill to make provision about protection from redundancy during or after pregnancy or after periods of maternity, adoption, or shared parental leave. On 3 February 2023, the...
On Tuesday 24 January, BEI published a draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement or, as most recently referred to, the practice of ‘fire and re-hire’. The practice came to the forefront of employment law during lockdown when a number...
The Government has launched a consultation on calculating holiday entitlement for part-year and irregular hours workers. In July 2022 the Supreme Court held in Harpur Trust v Brazel that the amount of leave to which a part-year worker under a...
From 1 July 2022, the law on fit notes was updated. Fit notes can now be issued by nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, and physiotherapists in addition to doctors (so long as they are discussing your fitness to work with you). The...
Another year; another raft of changes to employment law. Thankfully, given the challenges that last couple of years has presented, the changes could be considered to be relatively uncontroversial. We have set out some of the key changes below...
Video 3 – Annual Leave In this episode, we’ll be looking at the very difficult topic of how annual leave interacts with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (or furlough scheme for short) and answering some of the frequently asked...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Coronavirus (COVID-19) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and on 28th February 2020 it raised its global assessment from high to very high. The Coronavirus is having an...
The following guidance for employees is being reviewed and updated daily and does not constitute legal advice. The government guidance is constantly evolving as the Coronavirus pandemic develops. As such, you are advised to keep up to date with...
“You have not been forgotten. You have not been left behind. We all stand together.” These were the words spoken by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, this evening as he announced unprecedented support for self-employed workers to cope with...
Please note this is very much headline news and we will be updating this article as soon as we receive further detail on the Government’s announcements. This evening the Chancellor has announced “unprecedented” and comprehensive support...
Free Contract of Employment Template Why Should my Employees have Written Contracts of Employment? An employer is required by law to provide an employee (who is going to be employed for at least one month) with a written statement of certain...
With Mental Health Awareness Week having just come to an end, the widespread issue of mental ill-health remains ever topical, but what is your business doing to assist employees who suffer with mental ill-health? Take this opportunity to...
