Essential employment law news and guidance including the latest case law, legal commentary and new employment legislation for employers and HR professionals.
Why HR should step up and support working carers
The UK’s social care crisis was a hot topic during this month’s general election, serving to highlight the growing number...
Formal proposals for EU citizen status unveiled
Prime Minister Theresa May has formally outlined her proposals to allow EU citizens to remain in the UK once the...
Reputational damage: six preventative measures for employers
How can employers ensure reputational damage is kept to a minimum?
May proposes “UK settled status” for EU citizens
A new “UK settled status” could give EU migrants who have lived in the UK for five years the right...
Commentary
Shared parental pay: Is refusal to match enhanced maternity pay sex discrimination?
Darren Newman asks if an employment tribunal was correct to hold that it was...
Senior Managers Regime: New rules on references from 7 March
New rules regarding references in the financial services industry come into force on 7 March as part of the Senior...
Making the most of your gender pay gap report
With the gender pay gap reporting Regulations coming into force in April, it is critical that HR teams can understand...
Discrimination
Queen’s speech 2017: Brexit dominates legislative programme
The Queen has outlined the minority Government’s legislative programme for the next two years, concentrating on eight separate Brexit-related bills....
UK lags behind in employment of older workers
The UK ranks 19th out of 34 countries in terms of its employment rate of older workers, according to PwC’s...
Enhancing family-friendly pay: pros and cons for employers
Whether or not to enhance pay during maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave is a perennial dilemma for employers....
Redundancy
Top 10 HR questions May 2017: Some other substantial reason
Perhaps the general election means that the collective HR consciousness has its mind elsewhere, or maybe it’s the effect of...
Labour manifesto 2017: what employers need to know
The Labour Party’s official manifesto has been released today and includes some of the most radical changes to employment legislation...
April 2017: nine key employment law changes
Are you up to date with all this month's employment law changes? We round the nine most important legislative...
Tupe
TUPE service provision change: case underlines TUPE rule on “principal purpose” of an “organised grouping of employees”
The case of Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust v Harland.underlines the principle that for TUPE to apply...
Labour manifesto 2017: what employers need to know
The Labour Party’s official manifesto has been released today and includes some of the most radical changes to employment legislation...
Australian employment law: 10 key features
Generous leave entitlements and a unique legal framework characterise Australian employment law. Qian Mou highlights 10 interesting aspects of workplaces...
Maternity & Paternity
Family-friendly rights: a whistle-stop tour
Shared parental leave has been in the press again of late, with a new father winning a sex discrimination claim...
Enhancing family-friendly pay: pros and cons for employers
Whether or not to enhance pay during maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave is a perennial dilemma for employers....
Shared parental pay: Is refusal to match enhanced maternity pay sex discrimination?
Darren Newman asks if an employment tribunal was correct to hold that it was...
