7/1/2024 1:57:53 PM Manifesto watch: Labour's vision for stronger trade unions By Sam Murray-Hinde It may come as no surprise that part of Labour's manifesto is based on its belief that stronger trade unions and collective bargaining...
7/25/2023 1:06:35 PM Strike Bill becomes law By Sam Murray-Hinde After much a do, the Strike (Minimum Service Levels) Bill (with a wider sector application than the original Bill from 2022, which was...
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...
6/18/2021 8:34:39 AM Top 5 Tips on Settling Employment Disputes By Lydia Christie There are numerous legal, practical and commercial reasons why businesses may seek to settle an employment dispute rather than fighting a...
3/4/2021 12:00:00 AM Top tips to help you minimise the risks of Employment Tribunal claims By Lydia Christie If your business has had to defend an Employment Tribunal claim, you will know only too well that this can be a time-consuming and costly...
2/17/2021 8:06:43 PM A landmark bill, but does the 'Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill' go far enough? By Sam Murray-Hinde In 2019, I was proud to have played a small part in helping to put in place the first locum MP. This was a huge achievement and a big...
2/16/2021 1:20:45 PM 'No jab, no job' issues continue By Sam Murray-Hinde The Times today (16.02.21) reports on Covid vaccine passports, with the government admitting it is open to individual businesses to...
2/8/2021 12:00:00 AM Is a Bill enabling Ministers and Opposition office holders to take maternity leave unfair and already out of date? By Sam Murray-Hinde On 4 February, the government introduced the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill 2019-21 into the House of Commons. As...
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...
11/5/2020 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...
10/21/2020 9:33:25 AM The gender pay gap isn't going away By Sam Murray-Hinde The Equal Pay Act 1970 was the first in the UK to prohibit less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and conditions...
6/17/2020 3:03:03 PM The coffers are calling – HMRC proposals to claw back furlough overpayments By Alexandra Mizzi The Government has published draft legislation that would enable HMRC to claw back payments made under, amongst others, the coronavirus...