Significant changes to UK employment rules that will impact EVERY employer are now law. All businesses will need to make changes to stay compliant and minimise risks. Learn more HERE
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What is a probationary period, and why does it matter? Learn how to use probation effectively, support new employees from day one, and prepare your business for the upcoming changes to unfair dismissal laws.
The countdown to major changes in unfair dismissal law has begun. With the qualifying period expected to reduce to six months from January 2027, employers can no longer rely on a two-year window before unfair dismissal rights apply. This article explores why the six-month clock is already ticking and the practical steps businesses can take now to prepare.
New requirements for immigration checks (Right To Work) for businesses. Well…this snuck in quietly while we were all focussing on the Employment Rights Act! New immigration legislation changes how businesses manage Right To Work (RTW) checks in the UK. The Border...
2026 is going to be a BIG year of changes for employment law, along with the usual annual April updates the Employment Rights Act (ERA25) is bringing in a lot of new rules and requirements to get our heads around so here’s what we know at the moment all in one place....
Remote working has flung open the doors to flexibility, including staff requests for working overseas. Letting staff work overseas when they have decided to relocate, while they go travelling around the world or when on an extended ‘holiday’ will open a whole can of...
The Employment Rights Bill has passed. Take a breath – we’ve got this. After months (and months… and then some more months) of back-and-forth between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) has finally made it through Parliament....
UK employers now have a legal duty to proactively prevent sexual harassment at work. This blog explains what the new law requires and the steps you must take to comply.
As the end of the calendar year drawers closer, many businesses are also approaching the end of the holiday year. If you’ve been keeping a close eye on annual leave throughout the year, you should have some idea of how much time off your employees have taken, and...
Let’s be real … HR policies and procedures don’t exactly scream “superpower”. They sound like dusty binders, HR jargon and red tape. But here’s the truth: when they’re done right, they’re not just helpful, they are game-changing. Clear, fair and...
April is always a month of change for employment law and employment updates. We know that over the next 18 months there will be a lot to keep up with but what is happening right now? Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 From 6 April 2025 there will be a new...
The news recently has publicly highlighted a case of sexual harassment in the workplace with the horrifying revelations of Mohamed Al Fayed’s sexual harassment and abuse of employees. As the investigation continues, many women have waived their right to anonymity to...
… I’m embarrassed. … I don’t want to seem weak. … I just need to ‘man up’. … My team will lose faith in me. According to recent statistics, 46% of men would be embarrassed or ashamed to tell their employer if they needed time off because of their mental health....
Why read all 158 pages of the Employment Rights Bill 2024 when we've done it for you? Very superficially it has to be confessed & for now skipping over much of the very lengthy sections about trade unions, public sector rights and the new labour market enforcement...
Workplace bullying or harassment is extremely serious and needs to be treated so by employers, who have a duty of care to provide a safe and stress-free workplace. No one wants their staff to be treated badly at work. So how do you stop this happening? Let’s start...
Employment Law Updates usually take place each April, this year however bucks the trend with changes starting from January and carrying on throughout the year. Here's our rundown of employment law updates for the year. What's been, what we know is coming and what to...
Redundancy can be one of the most stressful workplace situations for everyone involved. For employees, it presents a world of uncertainty about their future and next career move. For the employer, it often feels like a failure, means following a strict legal...
https://vivohr.co.uk/With thanks to Daniel Barnett for the update copied below that was in my mail box - there's a lot of talk about these new flexible working request rights so it is useful to clarify exactly what they will entail. From vivoHR & Training UK Ltd...
We now know what the 2023/24 statutory pay rates will be in April 2023, and some of them are increasing significantly. If you are an employer who pays national minimum wage your salary budget is going to go up more than usual and is something you should start to think...
On 5 December the outcome of the government consultation for flexible working changes that allow a request to become a day one right was published.The government will support the bill as it passes through parliament and intend new flexible working changes to:· allow...
The Supreme Court has ruled that a part-year worker should not receive pro-rata holiday based on the number of weeks they work in a year and instead should receive the full statutory 5.6 weeks annual leave in any given year based on their working patterns the same as...
An employee investigation is the first step you take when addressing concerns that have been raised. They may be raised by a colleague in a grievance situation, or the business where there could be a potential disciplinary. Employee investigations must be carried out...
Data Privacy Day is an international event that occurs every year on 28th January. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness and promote data privacy and data protection best practices and of course we all want to make sure that our personal information is looked...
The SSPRS is a little bit of good news as some Gov help for small businesses is reintroduced as of today – more info here Public_fact_sheet_SSPRS_Dec_2021.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk) and here Covid: Firms able to claim money back to cover sick pay - BBC News and...
On 17 December the rules regarding sickness self-certification were temporarily changed in a bid to ease the pressure on GPs whilst the vaccine booster programme is in warp speed mode. Details can be found here Taking sick leave - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) For all...
Right to work checks will have to be in person again as of 17 May 2021. Of the many things that have changed the way we work in thelast year some are starting to return to the pre Covid way of doing things andright to work checks are one such task. In the remote world...
In the first case of its type the answer was yes. The Employment Tribunal has ruled it was fair to dismiss an employee who refused to wear a face covering at work. Over the course of the last 12 months, workplaces have introduced many new safety measures to ensure...
You may have already heard about the Government Kickstart Scheme which has been created by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). It is a scheme which provides funding to employers to create job placements. When it was first set up you needed a minimum of 30 job...
