by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 13, 2022 | News
Buckingham Palace has announced that there will be an extra Bank Holiday on Monday 19th September for the Queen’s funeral. This means that 2022 will see 10 bank holidays rather than the usual 8 days. This will leave many employers and employees wondering if they will...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 3, 2022 | News
A return to work interview after a period of sickness absence is a vital part of the HR process; often ignored by employers but certainly worth doing. Whilst it is not a legal requirement to conduct a return to work interview, they do give employers a better...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 26, 2022 | News
Legal protections from discrimination based on protected beliefs are increasingly making headlines. This can be a difficult area for employers as conflicts of beliefs may arise in the workplace and controversial or offensive views may be protected. What does the law...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 16, 2022 | News
We don’t usually report on Private Members’ Bills unless or until they actually became law. Occasionally, however, we do make an exception! There are currently two Private Members’ Bills being considered by parliament that are definitely worthy of a...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 20, 2022 | News
Hot off the press! The UK Supreme Court has clarified the law relating to holiday pay for casual workers who work for varying hours during only certain weeks of the year but have a continuing contract throughout that year. Historically, many employers have chosen to...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 20, 2022 | News
Can an employer engaged in collective bargaining, having had its ‘final’ offer rejected, simply treat collective bargaining as over, and so avoid the provisions of s145B Trade Union Labour Relations Consolidation Act – which prohibits offers to forego collective...
