Employment Law
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Employers need to be aware of several areas where legislation is currently at various stages of development and upcoming changes in 2024. January-April 2024 Working Time Regulations – holiday entitlement...
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The Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 are set to make changes to how statutory paternity leave is managed. The changes are in relation to: the length of paternity leave when...
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Legislation that will improve access to flexible working for employees has completed its way through parliament and has been granted Royal Assent. Essentially, the key changes are: employees will be...
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Although not law yet, the Flexible Working Bill currently going through the House of Lords means that some changes are coming to the guidance around flexible working arrangements that employers...
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A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case highlights the importance of employers correctly framing disciplinary charges to ensure that any resulting dismissal is fair. In K v L, the EAT held...
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It is becoming increasingly clear that restrictions on how we work and live will remain in place for some time as we continue to respond to the impact of Covid-19. ...
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Following on from our recent article about employing EU Nationals after Brexit, now is a good time to remind employers that from 1 January 2021, the UK launches a new points-based...
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As the Government’s recent “Time is running out” campaign has highlighted, there are new rules for businesses and citizens in the UK from 1st January 2021 when the Brexit transition period...
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HM Treasury has confirmed that statutory and contractual notice periods will not be covered by the furlough scheme from 1 December 2020. If an employee subsequently starts a contractual or...
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Following on from Boris Johnson’s announcement earlier this week that there would be a series of new restrictions to try to stop the spread of coronavirus, the Chancellor yesterday revealed...
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Clearly, the holiday season is going to look a little different for 2020, but as the world starts to reopen and we move into the summer period, this will start...
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There are many reasons why a business would seek to vary the terms of someone’s contract of employment. Perhaps a business is relocating and so the place of work clause...
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