Category: Employment Law
- Employment Law
How does a Potential Recession Impact You and Your Employees?
With his announcement in the Autumn Statement that the UK is already in a recession, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed what most of us already know ...
- Employment Law
What Is The Law Relating To Casual Workers?
During an economic downturn, many employers find it difficult to justify hiring employees to cover busy times but still require extra hands during ...
- Employment Law
Can You Vary An Employment Contract?
In challenging economic times employers often consider changing their employment contracts as an alternative to making redundancies. Decreasing ...
- Employment Law
Harpur Trust v Brazel: Supreme Court Clarifies Holiday Pay Calculation for Part-Year Workers
In Harpur Trust v Brazel [2022] UKSC21, the Supreme Court clarified how holiday pay should be calculated for part-time and part-year workers. Here, ...
- Employment Law
Is An HR Consultant’s Legal Advice Covered By Legal Privilege?
Although HR advisors provide an invaluable service to SMEs, employers need to be aware that any legal advice they provide is not covered by legal ...
- Employment Law
Have P&O Ferries Acted Lawfully?
Have P&O Ferries Acted Lawfully? The abrupt sacking of 800 P&O Ferries’ employees last week has been met with widespread condemnation from ...
- Employment Law
How Does The Legal 500 Select Law Firms And Solicitors?
How Does The Legal 500 Select Law Firms And Solicitors? The Legal 500 is one of the world’s most prestigious legal publications and provides the ...
- Employment Law
Three Ways For SME Employers To Achieve Statutory Compliance
Three Ways For SME Employers To Achieve Statutory Compliance Statutory compliance, the term for abiding by certain laws that apply to your commercial ...
- Employment Law
Coventry Bin Lorry Drivers Strike – Legal Questions Answered
It was recently announced that Coventry bin lorry drivers had launched a two-month strike, following a series of intermittent industrial actions that ...
- Employment Law
Can Employers Refuse To Pay Unvaccinated Employees Sick Pay?
The news in early January that Ikea and Wessex Water had cut sick pay for unvaccinated self-isolating staff made headline news. Next, the AA, ...