Autumn Budget 2021 – Key points for employers at a glance
A lack of revenue-raising measures meant that Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s third budget was decidedly less headline-stealing than usual. In fact, most recently, the March 2021 package saw taxation soar by £65bn – the highest total […]
National Minimum Wage increase
The government has announced that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will increase to £9.50 an hour from April 2022 for employees aged 23 or over. Younger workers will also get an increase with people aged […]
Making flexible working the default
The Government has launched a consultation on reforms to the current flexible working regime, which closes on 1 December 2021. The consultation paper references the challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact on […]
UK employment law cases spotlight – September 2021
Our legal team has come together to compile a rundown of employment law cases – including the background and decisions made – that HR and employee relations (ER) professionals should be aware of. Seccombe v […]
Post pandemic working and reductions in pay
How will your company work post-pandemic? For those who have worked remotely during the pandemic, the question of whether a hybrid approach can be adopted more permanently is on everyone’s lips — with companies up […]
Lifting the mask – an update on face coverings in the workplace
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought many strange and novel challenges for businesses – the wearing of face coverings in the workplace being one of the more physical impacts. Here, our ESP Law associate solicitor, Suzanne […]
Should you pay employees who are not vaccinated?
As of 16 August 2021, fully vaccinated employees no longer have to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of someone with Covid-19. Employees who refuse to be vaccinated will therefore become significantly […]
Sexual harassment in the workplace – recent developments employers need to be aware of
First established by ‘survivor and activist’ Tarana Burke in 2006, the Me Too movement has continued to gather pace with more people coming to the fore to campaign against sexual harassment. Years on, how are […]
UK employment law cases spotlight – July 2021
Our legal team has come together to compile a rundown of employment law cases – including the background and decisions made – that HR and employee relations (ER) professionals should be aware of. Brightman v […]
Mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations – what care home managers must know
Following the Government’s announcement that it intends to require care organisation employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the legislation is expected to be enacted later this year and take effect in October 2021. That […]
UK employment law cases spotlight – June 2021
Our legal team has come together to compile a rundown of employment law cases – including the background and decisions made – that HR and employee relations (ER) professionals should be aware of. Cummins Ltd […]
What hospitality HR hurdles should professionals have on their radar?
Brexit, combined with the displacement of many people through the pandemic, means that employers are still struggling to fill vacancies. In addition to these issues, the hospitality sector also acknowledges it needs to ensure it […]
Acas report – Estimating the cost of workplace conflict
Workplace conflict is costing UK employers a staggering £28.5 billion, according to a recent Acas report. Published by Professor Richard Saundry, from the University of Sheffield Management School, and Professor Peter Urwin of the Centre […]
How to handle requests from employees who want to work remotely from other countries
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a seismic shift in the way everyone now works. As employees made the transition from office to home working in March 2020, employers are perhaps receiving more requests from […]
TUPE – splitting employment contracts between multiple employers
Where a single service provider ceases to perform activities for a client and multiple service providers take over those activities, Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment regulations (TUPE) may apply to this service provision change […]