24 May 2022
In February 2022, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the removal of all remaining Covid19 legal restrictions and a number of employers seized the opportunity to inform employees that they were immediately required to return to the workplace. However, a significant number of employees still have…
Employment & HR
19 May 2022
Traditionally the construction sector has been dominated by self-employed contractors. The latest data released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) however has shown that in the fourth quarter of last year the number of self-employed workers operating in the construction sector has fallen by…
Employment & HR
16 May 2022
Managing the return of employees back to the workplace following a period of remote working, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, is becoming an increasingly challenging exercise for employers. Many people still remain nervous about commuting and attending work and increasing their risk of contracting…
Employment & HR
12 May 2022
People suffering from long Covid have reacted with alarm to comments by government's equalities watchdog, that the condition should not be treated as a disability. In a tweet posted on Sunday night, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), said: " Discussions continue on whether…
Employment & HR
21 Apr 2022
As the country and businesses continue to manage it's way out of the pandemic, the Employment Tribunal's are no different. Given the events of the last two years the Employment Tribunal system has faced increasing pressures which has led to a backlog in the processing, management and listing of…
Employment & HR
19 Apr 2022
In a recent poll of 1,788 teachers by the National Education Union (NEU), 44% said they would leave by 2027, and around 20% said they would leave within the next two years. Reasons included: · Unmanageable workload; · Salary; · Accountability · Not…
Employment & HR
04 Apr 2022
When an employee leaves your employment what do you do to ensure that they have returned all your confidential information? Most employers rely on either a contract of employment setting out the obligations on an employee to return company property on exit or on asking an employee to provide a written…
Employment & HR
04 Apr 2022
Q: How should we deal with a grievance that is raised by an employee during a disciplinary process? A: If a grievance is raised during a disciplinary process the usual process may be to temporarily suspend the disciplinary process to deal with the grievance, however, there is no legal requirement…
Employment & HR
28 Mar 2022
April 2022 sees six major changes for employers. It is vital that HR teams familiarise themselves with the updates prior to their enforcement and ensure that its existing policies are compliant and updated with any mandatory obligations. Procedure and policy documents should be subject to regular review…
Employment & HR
07 Mar 2022
Undoubtedly, everyone has been affected in some way over the course of the past 2 years as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. When the order was issued to work from home, some people were of course able to work from home, thereby reducing the risk of contracting the virus, however, many people were key…
Employment & HR
