For large parts of 2020 and 2021, employers across the UK had to quickly adapt to new and ever-changing regulations, restrictions, safety procedures and working environments. As we move into […]
Employee and employer rights to flexible working
The global pandemic changed the way that many of us work, and for some, it changed their perspective on work and how the balance with home life should be conducted. […]
The newly announced carer’s leave
In 2020, the Government consulted on introducing a ‘carer’s leave’ as a ‘day one right’ to help employees with long-term caring responsibilities balance these with their paid work. The Government’s […]
The proposed flexible working reform
The UK Government has proposed reforming and extending the statutory right to request flexible working, including the right to request flexible working from the first day of employment. It builds […]
Employee data protection
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) set out the basic legal rules on protecting data belonging to private individuals. These data protection […]
5 tips on how to conduct an employee evaluation
Employee evaluations can be a daunting process for both the manager and the employee but when done correctly, they can help maximise an employee’s potential to grow in the company. […]
Can an employer make workplace Covid testing mandatory?
As the majority of UK businesses reopen for the UK Government’s Phase 3 out of lockdown strategy on 17 May, we look at how employers can make the workplace safer […]
COVID19 and your employment rights
In general, your employment rights during COVID19 are much the same as your employment rights at any other time. There may, however, be questions about how they should be interpreted […]
Understanding the Chancellor’s new Job Support Scheme
The economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has hit businesses across the UK. As we enter the winter period, a fresh 6 months of restrictions coincide with the end of […]
Why health and safety training is vital for the workplace
Even before COVID19, there were plenty of good reasons for implementing effective health and safety training. They all still apply at least as much. What’s more, at present all employees […]
Kickstart (Scheme) your recruiting
There is growing evidence that the pandemic has had a particularly negative impact on young people and their career progression. Workers under 25 were more likely to be in roles […]
How to safely return to work post COVID-19
With the UK lockdown restrictions slowly easing to a normality that we’re all used to, the majority of businesses have decided that now is the time to return to the […]
