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Last year I informed you all of the changes to holiday calculations following the court ruling in Harpur Trust. The court ruled that holiday entitlement under the Working Time Regulations 1998 for permanent part-year workers should not be pro-rated so that it is...

Flexible working Courtesy of the pandemic, flexible working has been fairly high on most employers' agendas for some time now. The government has confirmed in its response to its consultation, 'Making flexible working the default', that a number of changes will be...

HSE Guidance Temperatures in indoor workplaces are covered by the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, which place a legal obligation on employers to provide a “reasonable” temperature in the workplace, but which does not stipulate a legal minimum...

2023 sees us celebrate our 10th year in business. I would like to thank you all for your business and support. We are launching our new logo and branding, with our special 10 year logo, which will be used throughout the year. We will be offering some special offers to...

2023 Increases The rates which will apply from 1 April 2023 are as follows: Rate from April 2023 Annual increase (£) Annual increase (per cent) National Living Wage £10.42 0.92 9.7 21-22 Year Old Rate £10.18 1.00 10.9 18-20 Year Old Rate £7.49 0.66 9.7 16-17 Year Old...

December 2022 Exclusivity clauses in employment contracts restrict workers from taking on additional work with other employers. In May 2015, their use was banned in zero hours contracts in Great Britain, which are contracts under which work is not guaranteed to the...

Where an employee has been dismissed for asserting a statutory right, which includes the statutory right to take a reasonable amount of unpaid time off for dependent leave, they do not require the usual 2 years’ minimum employment service to bring a claim for unfair...

World Menopause Day - 18th Oct It's World Menopause Day. The day is to raise awareness, break the stigma and highlight the support options available for improving health and wellbeing. We have sent through a few cases over the last few weeks to highlight, that...

World Menopause day is 18th October and we want to join the conversation. The day is to raise awareness, break the stigma and highlight the support options available for improving health and wellbeing. Today we have highlighted another tribunal case which is centred...