11/30/2020 2:31:36 PM Obesity, "wellness" and workplace stigma By Alexandra Mizzi The COVID-19 pandemic has focused employers' minds on employee health and wellbeing. Many employers are evaluating their employee...
11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM On the horizon By Alexandra Mizzi After a tumultuous year for businesses and their staff, what does 2021 have in store? If 2020 has demonstrated anything, it's that...
11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM Lockdown ends in tiers: key issues for employers By Alexandra Mizzi Lockdown ends on 2 December 2020 and will be replaced by a system of tiered restrictions across England. Although there are three...
11/24/2020 12:00:00 AM 20 November 2020: UK's Equal Pay Day By Alexandra Mizzi What is Equal Pay Day? Equal Pay Day is a symbolic date that marks the day in the year when effectively women stop earning relative to...
11/23/2020 12:00:00 AM Changes to DBS filtering rules from 28.11.20 mean that employees need no longer disclose minor convictions By Sam Murray-Hinde Employers should consider updating their recruitment processes and application forms to reflect changes to the DBS filtering rules. In...
11/13/2020 11:41:15 AM How best to fund employment litigation disputes By Howard Kennedy According to the Ministry of Justice, during the year April 2019 to March 2020 (ie the period immediately prior to the first national...
11/11/2020 12:00:00 AM Is the Chancellor discriminating against self-employed women? By Alexandra Mizzi In June 2020 a report by the House of Commons Treasury Committee (a cross-party group of MPs) highlighted how the measures put forward by...
11/5/2020 8:33:02 AM Call for evidence for disability employment gap By Sam Murray-Hinde Back in July, the media was reporting on the disproportionate effect Coronavirus was having on certain groups within society, to include...
11/2/2020 12:00:00 AM Extension of the CJRS (furlough scheme) By Alexandra Mizzi As a result of the lockdown restrictions due to begin on 5 November 2020, the Chancellor has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention...
10/27/2020 3:22:09 PM On the horizon... By Alexandra Mizzi Modern Slavery statements: The Government has confirmed that it will introduce additional requirements for modern slavery statements...
10/27/2020 1:33:08 PM A touchy subject: new guidance on responding to data subject access requests By Alexandra Mizzi One of the most effective tactics used by individuals engaged in disputes with their employers (or ex-employers) is submitting a data...
10/22/2020 12:00:00 AM Job Support Scheme: enhanced financial support for COVID-hit businesses By Alexandra Mizzi UPDATED: The Job Support Scheme has been suspended as a result of the national lockdown in England (from 5 November) and extension of the...