Last Modified: 27th March 2020
Following the announcement of the Job Retention Scheme last week, announced as a measure to enable…
Last Modified: 27th March 2020
On Friday 20 March, the government announced its plans for financial assistance to help …
Last Modified: 25th March 2020
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have…
Last Modified: 24th March 2020
As the number of those infected with the coronavirus continues to increase, we have listed the…
Last Modified: 24th March 2020
In the latest move to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, the government has implemented a period…
Last Modified: 20th March 2020
The government has now released a list of key workers whose children will still be able to attend…
Last Modified: 18th March 2020
With many organisations facing business downturn as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, we have…
Last Modified: 17th March 2020
Note - the government has updated its guidance again as of 16 March 2020. Whilst the below still…
Last Modified: 17th March 2020
As of March 16, the government has updated its guidance on self-isolation:
Anyone who is showing…
Last Modified: 17th March 2020
With travel restrictions being imposed across the globe, we look at what organisations should bear…
Last Modified: 11th March 2020
In what is the first budget of the new Conservative majority government, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has…
Last Modified: 9th March 2020
Legislation to help tackle the spread of the coronavirus is currently being considered by the…
Last Modified: 6th March 2020
With International Women’s Day 2020 falling on Sunday 8 March, we remind organisations that it is…
Last Modified: 4th March 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that statutory sick pay (SSP) will be paid from day one…
Last Modified: 4th March 2020
From 6 April 2020, tribunal awards and redundancy rates are to increase. We take a look at the new…
Last Modified: 2nd March 2020
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has outlined to employees that those who self-isolate to prevent the…
Last Modified: 18th March 2020
Note - on 18 March 2020, it was announced that these changes would be postponed until April 2021 as…
Last Modified: 26th February 2020
In light of the recent employment tribunal case, which considered the protection of vegans in the…
Last Modified: 24th February 2020
With the first leap year day in four years falling this Saturday, we explore what organisations…
Last Modified: 21st February 2020
The government has released proposals for new immigration laws expected to be introduced from 1…
Last Modified: 19th February 2020
Last year’s Court of Appeal judgement, which found that it is not discriminatory for organisations…
Last Modified: 18th February 2020
The salary requirements for a Tier 2 (general) visa are expected to be decreased from £30,000 to £…
Last Modified: 14th February 2020
As Valentine’s Day 2020 dawns, we take a look at some of the issues that may arise when staff send…
Last Modified: 12th February 2020
A revamped scheme will once again highlight organisations who fail to pay staff the national…
Last Modified: 11th February 2020
Acas has today released new guidance on the drafting, use, misuse and limitations of non-disclosure…
Last Modified: 11th February 2020
The Bill would provide employees with a legal right to be told by an organisation what a male…
Last Modified: 5th February 2020
Research from IT company insight outlines that concerns regarding work culture, colleagues and…
Last Modified: 3rd February 2020
Now in its thirteenth year, this annual celebration of apprenticeships invites organisations to ‘…
Last Modified: 31st January 2020
The UK will leave the European Union at 11pm this evening. We outline the immediate implications of…
Last Modified: 30th January 2020
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that permitting an employee to work from home at a…