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The Worker Protection Bill takes effect from October 2024 and introduces a new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees during the course of their employment. As a result of this employment tribunals will...
There is no doubt that the world is evolving, and technological advancements play a huge role in the modern society of the United Kingdom. At the time of writing, technology forms to be heavily integrated into the life of nearly every human, and most...
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the set minimum hourly rate of pay which employers are required to pay their workers. The rates typically change on an annual basis, in April every year. The rates for 2023 are as follows: ...
In circumstances where you have at least 26 weeks' continuous employment, you have the right to make a request for flexible working under the statutory scheme providing you meet the following criteria: You are...
Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR), all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ holiday each year. The WTR make no provision for pro-rating this entitlement for employees whose work may mean they do not work throughout the full year which...
On 11 November 2021 the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (‘the regulations’) came into force. This follows months of consultations and guidance from the UK Government in their...
Protections under the Equality Act 2010 are not only awarded to individuals once they become an employee of a company, but are also afforded to job applicants. Recent news has brought attention to a job advertisement reported to have been published for...
We commenced this month with National Sickie Day, the first Monday of every February and statistically the day that employers are likely to record the most employee absences throughout the year. Absences recorded on National Sickie Day face the...
