We’re thinking a lot about recruitment this month as we’re looking for another employment law advisor to join our team. You can read more about that here We often get asked by clients what the law says around recruitment. Other areas of employment law have fixed procedures that must be followed. Recruitment is different. There… Continue Reading »
Due to business growth, we’re recruiting for an employment law adviser to deliver high quality, pragmatic employment law advice to our clients. Ideally, we are looking for someone on a full-time basis. However, we know the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different. We will therefore consider a… Continue Reading »
With Easter coming up this weekend, most of us will enjoy a long weekend. We’re regularly asked about how bank holidays should be handled when calculating annual leave – especially when it comes to part-time workers who don’t work every day of the week. So, we hope this short article is helpful ahead of the… Continue Reading »
With a couple of weeks left until the UK is supposed to leave the EU and ahead of a big vote in Parliament today, we take the opportunity to look briefly at what is likely to happen to employment law when (if?) the UK leaves the EU. The government has indicated that it is likely… Continue Reading »
With more and more people opting to stay at work rather than retire at what would previously have been seen as traditional retirement ages, the news this week that an 88 year old woman has become the oldest person in the UK to win an age discrimination case is a timely reminder of the need… Continue Reading »
In this first blog post of 2019, we’re suggesting a New Year’s Resolution for employers. Very few people like having difficult conversations but, in an employment context, it’s important that matters are addressed at an early stage. We recognise that it is often difficult to deal with concerns over performance or minor conduct issues. However, issues… Continue Reading »
In 2018, two issues dominated employment law – employment status and holiday pay. Both on the news and in our advice to clients, these two issues came up time and time again this year. In relation to employment status, you may be aware of cases on the news where individuals were treated as self-employed but… Continue Reading »
With one month to go in the year and many organisations using the calendar year as their leave year, we’re taking this opportunity to remind clients of what they need to know about holidays and holiday pay. There have been further high profile cases on holiday pay in recent weeks – one involving the Police… Continue Reading »
Everyone falls ill from time to time and employers should understand that there will be occasions when employees are off work due to sickness. However, a good attendance record from employees is essential to the smooth running of any organisation. When employees are absent on sick leave, this is not only a difficulty for the… Continue Reading »
Readers may be aware from various news reports in recent years, that here have been several cases taken relating to an individual’s employment status. Typically, the company or organisation asserts that the individual is self-employed and the individual is arguing that they are in fact an employee or worker. There are certain distinctions between “employees”… Continue Reading »