Employing Children Employing children (lawfully) is far more complicated than you would expect. The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DOC) has helpfully produced a guidance document setting out the rules relating to the employment...
Snow Days When there is snow and ice about, treacherous roads, disrupted public transport and school closures can mean that staff are unable to get into work. Tricky legal and practical difficulties arise for employers: must staff be paid for...
The New Fit Notes From 6th April 2010, the ‘fit note’ procedure has stood in place of the well-known doctor’s ‘sick note’. The aim is to help get employees back to work earlier following sickness, enabling employers to...
Abolition of the Default Retirement Age Whilst the days of staff taking a clock and cardboard box full of personal items home with them when they reach their mid-sixties is not entirely a thing of the past, it certainly cannot be relied upon by...
The New Bribery Act 2010 The Bribery Act is of huge importance to businesses. It impacts on the way in which you conduct business both home and abroad. The definition of ‘bribery’ in this context often surprises employers: it is wide-ranging and...
Social Media and The Workplace The huge increase in the use of social media is creating both opportunities and potential issues in the workplace. You only have to be a casual reader of our Employment Law Update newsletter to notice that...
Employers’ Guide To Pensions Auto Enrolment The law relating to pensions has been considerably reformed in recent years with the biggest change being that of auto-enrolment. All employers have to automatically enrol staff onto contributory...
Summary of Key Maternity Rights The law on maternity rights can appear complex and daunting. We have drawn it all together in order to provide you with a straight-forward guide. Please note that on 5th April 2015, the new Shared Parental Leave...
Reforms To Rehabilitation Periods For Offenders It’s the Government’s plan to help offenders get back into ‘honest work’ and prevent them from re-offending. Research from the Ministry of Justice shows that offenders are less likely to re-offend...
