12/17/2021 4:37:56 PM Important changes to statutory sick pay By Alexandra Mizzi As the NHS focuses on offering booster vaccines to as many people as possible, the Government has quietly made a temporary but...
12/14/2021 6:48:27 PM Fertility treatment and pregnancy loss: how employers can support staff By Alexandra Mizzi COVID-19 and the rise of remote working has brought the workplace into our homes - and the additional strain of working through a...
12/9/2021 1:27:58 PM A bumpy road ahead for Uber (and others) as the EU gets tough with the gig economy By Alexandra Mizzi COVID-19 has had a negative impact on many gig economy businesses - although takeaways soared, use of ride-hailing apps plummeted during...
12/9/2021 9:15:43 AM Please, come home (to work) for Christmas...the Government's Plan B kicks in By Alexandra Mizzi The Government has announced that, as a result of the increasing prevalence of the Omicron variant, certain COVID restrictions are to be...
11/29/2021 10:35:40 AM New coronavirus rules: after last Christmas we're once bitten, twice shy By Alexandra Mizzi In response to the emergence of the Omicron variant, the Government has announced new COVID-19 restrictions, taking a markedly more...
11/4/2021 1:54:10 PM Accept no substitute? Worker status in the gig economy By Alexandra Mizzi Employment status continues to be one of the most complex and contested areas of employment law. Although the basic division between...
11/4/2021 1:51:39 PM Turn and face the change... handling menopause in the workplace By Alexandra Mizzi Jane Amphlett The 18 October was World Menopause Day, so it's fitting that October also saw an interesting Employment Tribunal case on menopause...
11/4/2021 1:49:27 PM On active duty: employers' anti-harassment obligations By Alexandra Mizzi Jane Amphlett Over the summer, the Government published its response to a consultation on reforms of the law concerning workplace harassment. The most...
11/4/2021 1:46:59 PM On the horizon... By Alexandra Mizzi The Chancellor has announced that the National Living Wage (the top rate of minimum wage payable for those aged 23 and over) will...
9/27/2021 2:06:10 PM The importance of collective consultation By Sam Murray-Hinde The Telegraph recently reported on a £20k fine awarded against Credit Suisse by an Employment Tribunal for breaching its obligations on...
9/17/2021 12:43:43 PM Top 5 Practical Tips to Managing Grievances and Investigations at Work By Lydia Christie Even the most conscientious employer can find itself faced with an employee grievance. If you don't handle it in a fair and...
9/15/2021 7:18:18 AM Data protection reforms: the good, the bad and the ugly By Alexandra Mizzi The Government's consultation on changes to the UK data protection regime make for eye-opening reading (particularly, one suspects, for...