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Statutory Notice Period

Statutory Notice Period

The statutory notice period protects both the employer and the employee when employment comes to an ...

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HR For Small Business

HR For Small Business

So you've decided to start (or you already run) your own small business. Taking the plunge is a brav...

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Asbestos awareness

Asbestos in the Workplace

Asbestos in the workplace can be a real problem, this once commonly used material can be a hazard to...

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Employee Onboarding Processes

Employee Onboarding Processes

The growth of any business is reliant on talent acquisition. Once you’ve mastered the HR recruitment...

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Noise in the Workplace

According to the HSE, estimates of those suffering deafness, tinnitus or some kind of ear condition ...

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A Comprehensive List of Employment Legis...

It is essential that, as an employer, you are knowledgeable about employment legislation and laws. T...

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What is Salary Benchmarking?

What is Salary Benchmarking?

If you work in HR, you would no doubt have heard about salary benchmarking. But what exactly is it? ...

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Indirect Discrimination

Indirect Discrimination in the Workplace

How do you best avoid discriminating against an individual? The obvious first thought that comes to ...

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SOSR Dismissals: When is it Fair to Use Them?

SOSR Dismissals: When is it Fair to Use ...

In order to dismiss an employee lawfully, you need to be able to provide a fair reason for the dismi...

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Who is Responsible for Health & Safety in the Workplace?

Who is Responsible for Health & Safety i...

Employers often have confusion around what their health and safety responsibilities are.  Accidents...

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Breach of Employment Contract

Breach of Employment Contract

Your employment contracts are legally binding agreements between you (the Employer) and your staff m...

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Employer Rights and Responsibilities in ...

All businesses operating within the UK must follow specific regulations put in place to protect empl...

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Religious Discrimination

Religious Discrimination

A particular religion or belief can play a big part of an individual’s life. While you may or may no...

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UK Riots: What employers need to do?

UK Riots: What employers need to do?

You'll no doubt be aware of the attack in Southport last week. The incident that left three children...

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Unfair Treatment at Work in the UK

We would like to believe that nobody feels unfairly treated at work, but sadly, this is not the case...

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EAP in the Workplace

EAP in the Workplace

Mental health and wellbeing fall under The Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Meaning that e...

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How to Work Out Pro-Rata

How to Work Out Pro-Rata

You've undoubtedly heard the term ‘pro rata'. But do you know exactly what it means and how to work ...

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Common Mistakes in Health and Safety Training

Common Mistakes in Health and Safety Tra...

No matter what industry or type of workplace you have, all of your employees will require some form ...

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Managing Sickness Absence During Hot Wea...

Sickness absence is a major cause of disruption to business activities. For this reason, it’s unders...

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Do I Need a Sporting Events Policy?

Do I Need a Sporting Events Policy?

The 2024 Olympics started last week, meaning that it's more than likely you are to see increased sic...

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What is Unconscious Bias?

The vast majority of companies in the country will know about discrimination and will actively take ...

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10 Tips About Your Workforce and Bank Holidays

10 Tips About Your Workforce and Bank Ho...

Do you have employees who work over bank holidays?  Public holidays raise all sorts of questions, f...

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10 Common Employee Conduct Issues & How ...

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Can I Complete My Own Fire Risk Assessment?

Can I Complete My Own Fire Risk Assessme...

Keeping your employees safe should be one of your main concerns as an employer. This includes implem...

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Preventing Employee Burnout

Preventing Employee Burnout

Often when we talk about employee turnover and burnout, we don't think about managers. But as an emp...

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Protected Characteristics

The Nine Protected Characteristics in UK...

In UK employment law, the Equality Act 2010 identifies nine protected characteristics. In HR, we tal...

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ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)

ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitra...

As an employer, there is a good chance that you will run into conflict between yourself and an emplo...

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What is a Critical Incident Report at Work?

What is a Critical Incident Report at Wo...

You have a duty of care to your employees, which means you’re required to take all necessary precaut...

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Absence Management: Creating a Policy Th...

Did you know that an unauthorised leave of absence could lead to disciplinary action or a misconduct...

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Safety operating procedures in the workplace

Safety operating procedures in the workp...

Keeping your employees safe while at work should be the top priority for every employer, implementin...

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Agency Worker Guide

Agency Worker Guide

Employers sometimes need to hire temporary agency workers to help in certain areas of the business, ...

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Sun, Sea & Unauthorised Summer Absence

The sun is shining, the holiday season is upon us and schools are closing for the end of term break....

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Managing grievance

The Five Fair Reasons for Dismissal - A ...

Removing staff from your company can be challenging. if you get it wrong it can be very costly for y...

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The Complete Guide to Paternity

The Complete Guide to Paternity

Paternity leave is an almost inevitable part of managing your employees. All employees who meet the ...

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LOLER - An Overview

LOLER is an acronym for Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. This is a set of...

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Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Although there have been huge strides in equality in the past few years, discrimination in the workp...

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Soft Skills

Soft Skills

Employees with all the technical knowledge necessary for a job may still fail in a role because of t...

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Worker Protection Act 2023

Worker Protection Act 2023

The Worker Protection Act 2023 is due to come into effect in October 2024. This act means that emplo...

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What is Volunteer Management?

What is Volunteer Management?

Put simply, volunteer management is the process an employer would take when they are recruiting and ...

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Alternatives to Redundancy

Alternatives to Redundancy

Whether your business is restructuring, or underperforming, you may be considering making your emplo...

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Do Your Employees Have a Right to Request Flexible Working?

Do Your Employees Have a Right to Reques...

  Perceptions of working routines have changed in recent years, the perception of working routines ...

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Lone Working Laws and Health & Safety

If you have lone workers, there are UK employment laws and essential health & safety requirement...

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Written Warnings Guide

Knowing when you need to issue a written warning to a staff member is tricky. It can be an unpleasan...

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HR Operations: The Business Essential

HR Operations: The Business Essential

Running a business of any size can feel like a rollercoaster at times. One week, profitability is up...

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Unlawful Deduction of Wages

Unlawful Deduction of Wages

If you make deductions to an employee’s salary, they may make an unlawful deduction from wages claim...

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HR Over The Years

HR Over The Years

As we celebrate international HR day on 20th May 2024, Croner looks back on the key policy changes t...

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Why Businesses Need to Adapt to Digital ...

Data protection and social media policy for businesses While the name of the social media platform ...

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Mental Health Day: How to Improve Your Workforce’s Wellbeing

Mental Health Day: How to Improve Your W...

This month is International Mental Health Month: a month to raise awareness, and reflect on what we ...

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Unfair dismissal

Unfair Dismissal - Everything you need t...

Usually, an employee needs two years of continuous employment to claim unfair dismissal. However, un...

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Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Poi...

If you work within the food and drink industry you may have stumbled across a hazard analysis and cr...

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Top Tips – How to Approach a Difficult Conversation with your Employee

Top Tips – How to Approach a Difficult C...

Part of being an employer is having difficult conversations with your staff. It's never easy whethe...

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Managing strikes in the workplace

Managing strikes in the workplace

Strikes are becoming the norm. Different trade unions have decided to take industrial action to get ...

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

If you work with hazardous substances, or in extreme temperatures, you’ve probably heard the term PP...

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Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution

No matter the size of your business, effectively resolving disputes is an important skill. There are...

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Are Computer Screens Destroying Your Eyesight?

Are Computer Screens Destroying Your Eye...

According to one study, as many as 90% of people who work at computer screens in the UK have symptom...

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Emergency Response Planning

Emergency Response Planning

No matter what your workplace is, you must ensure that you have an emergency response plan in place....

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Carer’s leave

Carer’s leave

The government has confirmed that under the Carer’s Leave Act 2023, employees with care responsibili...

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Accommodating Ramadan Workplace

Accommodating Ramadan in the Workplace

Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, next beginning on 11 March, and is observed by Muslims...

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Everything You Need to Know About RIDDOR

Everything You Need to Know About RIDDOR

Every employer has a legal obligation to present a healthy and secure workplace environment. By adhe...

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Seasonal Labor Management

Seasonal Labor Management

In the UK, seasonal workers play a vital role in agriculture, handling tasks from crop harvesting to...

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Racial Discrimination at Work

Racial Discrimination at Work

Racial Discrimination and legislation There are various pieces of legislation to do with racial dis...

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Eateries Fail Hygiene Standards

One in Five Eateries Failing to meet Foo...

A new investigation by the consumer group Which? has revealed that one in every five eateries in the...

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Health & Safety in the Kitchen

The majority of workplaces have a break area or a kitchen where staff can prepare lunches and eat fo...

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Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations...

Regulations confirm the removal of the 26-week service requirement from 6 April 2024 From April 202...

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When Allergens Turn Deadly - Food Allerg...

A Food Allergy is an immune system reaction that occurs soon after eating certain foods. Around 2 m...

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Supporting Employees’ Dietary Diversity

Supporting Employees’ Dietary Diversity

It may seem simple at first glance, but for many employers, being inclusive of employees’ dietary re...

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Managing the Health & Safety of Sedentary Workers

Managing the Health & Safety of Sedentar...

Sedentary lifestyles are commonplace among office workers, but to make matters worse, a large portio...

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How can I improve my HR?

How can I improve my HR?

What is the role of HR in the workplace and what are the duties and responsibilities of human resour...

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The Interview Process

The Interview Process

The interview process is understandably a nerve-wracking experience for interviewees and interviewer...

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Employer's Duty of Care

Employer's Duty of Care

As an employer, you have responsibilities for your staff. This includes ensuring their wellbeing and...

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Shift Pattern Change Laws

Shift Pattern Change Laws

It doesn’t matter how rigid your employment contracts are, employees can still request changes to th...

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UK Holiday Laws: A Guide for Employers

UK Holiday Laws: A Guide for Employers

The case of Harpur Trust v Brazel has significantly impacted UK holiday entitlement laws, leading to...

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Health and Safety Tips for Employers

Health and Safety Tips for Employers

It's an employer's job to ensure the safety of their employees and anyone who visits their premises....

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Ethnicity Pay Gap

Unlike the gender and executive pay gaps, it’s not a legal requirement to report on the ethnicity pa...

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Celebrate Black History Month UK at Work

Celebrate Black History Month UK at Work...

Business leaders like you might be wondering how to best recognise Black History Month this October....

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Sex Discrimination

Sex Discrimination

Sexual discrimination can be difficult to root out in organisations. Especially when it’s not obviou...

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Building Safety Act 2022

Building Safety Act 2022

The Building Safety Act 2022 brings several measures intended to make buildings and residents safer....

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Health & Safety Audits

Health & Safety Audits

Health and Safety audits and inspections are vital to the wellbeing of your workforce. The HSE stat...

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Health and Safety Inspections and Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)

Health and Safety Inspections and Reinfo...

We’ve all seen the news recently with hundreds of school buildings up and down the country being tol...

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Tackling Loneliness in your Workforce

Tackling Loneliness in your Workforce

Loneliness within your workplace can have a significant impact on workplace wellbeing, your employee...

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What is a Training Agreement?

What is a Training Agreement?

As an employer you want your employees to reach their full potential. The more productive and engage...

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Employment Tribunal

Employment Tribunal

For employers, going to employment tribunals can be scary, time-consuming and stressful. And that’s ...

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Zero Hour Contracts: An Employer's Guide

As demands by unions intensify for a ban on zero-hours contracts, you may well be scrambling to chec...

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What is a Disciplinary Hearing?

From time to time, your business can face situations where an employee’s behaviour breaches your rul...

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Common health & safety policy mistakes

Common health & safety policy mistakes

In the UK if you have five or more employees, you are required to have a health and safety policy in...

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Work Uniforms: Employer's Guide

There are many reasons to implement a dress code at work. You may need to do it for the safety of y...

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Ways to Improve Health & Safety Engagement

Ways to Improve Health & Safety Engageme...

The health and safety of your employees should be at the top of your management priority list, no ma...

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Data Protection

Data Protection

While members of the public may have access to specific information, certain pieces are confidential...

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What should employers consider for e-bikes in the workplace?

What should employers consider for e-bik...

Many businesses like yours are implementing schemes to improve sustainability, people have started t...

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Constructive dismissal

Constructive Dismissal

Sometimes it can be complicated trying to understand constructive dismissal. When an employee resign...

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How to Combat Poor Housekeeping

How to Combat Poor Housekeeping

Slips, trips and falls remain the highest cause of workplace injuries reported to the HSE—31% of the...

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How to Reduce Slips, Trips & Falls in Your Workplace

How to Reduce Slips, Trips & Falls in Yo...

Slips and trips are the most common cause of injury at work. On average, they cause 40 per cent of a...

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Working Without a Contract

As an employer, an agreement exists between you and your employees. This agreement may not be down i...

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Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace

The 2017/18 Crime Survey for England and Wales found that one-third of adults aged 16–59 took illici...

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Capability dismissal

What is Capability Dismissal?

Capability dismissal can be a contentious issue and one that often ends up at an employment tribunal...

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Health & Safety in Construction

Staff safety matters in all industries, in all workplaces, and in all roles. However, occupational h...

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Managing Health and Safety for Employees Working from Home

Managing Health and Safety for Employees...

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) describes homeworking as, “a type of flexi...

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Gender Diversity in the Workplace

Gender Diversity in the Workplace

As an employer, you should be in no doubt aware that gender equality should be a given. Equal opport...

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Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

Discrimination in the workplace occurs when you treat an employee less favourably because of a prote...

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Supporting Employees' Mental Health

Supporting Employees' Mental Health

Mental health is as important as ever. Each week it seems like there's another story in the news ref...

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Understanding the Law on Carrying Over Annual Leave

Understanding the Law on Carrying Over A...

All workers are entitled to take at least 5.6 weeks of leave per leave year. This is pro-rated for p...

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What is A Private Pension?

What is A Private Pension?

A private pension, or personal pension plan, is a money-saving scheme that can be used by your emplo...

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Guide to Employee Performance Improvement Plans

Guide to Employee Performance Improvemen...

If one of your employees is underperforming, it can lead to a tricky conversation where you’ll find ...

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Redundancy Letter

Redundancy Letter – How to Write It

Whenever you consider making an employee redundant, you need to follow the correct procedure. This m...

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Health and Safety Checklist

Health and Safety Checklist

The health and safety of your employees should be at the top of your list of priorities. Creating a ...

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Are you ready for the extra bank holiday?

Are you ready for the extra bank holiday...

This year the UK will see an extra bank holiday added to the work calendar to celebrate the coronati...

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Benefits of diversity in the workplace

Benefits of diversity in the workplace

Today, more employers are prioritizing diversity, inclusivity and equality initiatives to help their...

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Case Law Update: Earl Shilton Town Council v Miller

Case Law Update: Earl Shilton Town Counc...

Permitting unequal access to toilets and toilet facilities between male and female members of staff ...

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What to Expect in HR and Employment Law ...

2022 was a bumper year for HR and employment law headlines. Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to many...

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Case Law Update: Harpur Trust v Brazel 2023

Case Law Update: Harpur Trust v Brazel 2...

In January 2023, the government launched a consultation with the aim of overturning the effect of th...

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Case Law Update: Mobbs v Weetabix Limited

Case Law Update: Mobbs v Weetabix Limite...

Summary Is a management style that involves humiliation and intimidation ever appropriate? No, an E...

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What is Redundancy Pay?

What is Redundancy Pay?

When an employer needs to make redundancies, there are certain requirements they need to fulfil. Re...

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How to Keep Your Staff Motivated

Keeping your staff motivated can be the key to success for many businesses. If your staff are happy ...

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Overcoming the Hiring Crisis

Overcoming the Hiring Crisis

Any business looking to grow in size will need to rely on talent acquisition. When you’ve perfected ...

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Disability Discrimination at Work

Disability Discrimination at Work

As an employer, you need to understand disability discrimination. Whether you employ disabled staff ...

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HSE Health and Safety Stats for Great Britain

HSE Health and Safety Stats for Great Br...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain's regulatory body for workplace health and safety, ha...

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Neonatal pay

Neonatal pay

Employers have a great deal to consider when an employee becomes a parent. Those who manage staff wi...

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Training and Development

Training and Development

Business owners may be excused for not always prioritising employee training and development. Howeve...

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Small Business Checklist

At Croner, we support thousands of UK businesses with our services. There were over 800,000 new busi...

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Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing

When a person sees an unlawful situation at work, they may decide to 'blow the whistle' on it. All ...

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Discrimination at Work

Discrimination at Work

Individuals from different backgrounds and with a variety of life experiences make up the modern wor...

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Preparing for Adverse Weather

Preparing for Adverse Weather As we enter into the winter season, it is important to prepare for th...

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Christmas HR Issues - Q&A

Christmas HR Issues - Q&A

December is a month of unique HR challenges. In the build up to Christmas, staff can fall into bad h...

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Recruitment in 2023 - What are Candidates Looking For?

Recruitment in 2023 - What are Candidate...

It’s been an interesting year for recruitment. 2023 promises to be just as eventful, with jobseekers...

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Quiet Firing – Are You Stoking the Flames?

Quiet Firing – Are You Stoking the Flame...

As a recession looms, many employers may be considering cutting down their workforce. While some are...

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Sexual Harassment at Work

Sexual Harassment at Work

Sexual harassment isn't always easy to spot or remove in a business. But, every employer has a duty ...

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How to Make Team Building Less Awkward

How to Make Team Building Less Awkward

When you look at team building through the lens of HR and health & safety, there are very few ac...

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Perceptive Discrimination - An HR Guide

Perceptive Discrimination - An HR Guide

Did you know that an employee doesn’t have to have a protected characteristic to claim discriminatio...

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CV Fraud can be Prosecuted – When Should it be?

CV Fraud can be Prosecuted – When Should...

In August 2022, a chief executive was ordered to pay back part of his salary after falsifying his Ph...

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How to Attract the Right Talent and Meet Their Expectations

How to Attract the Right Talent and Meet...

In the current employment market, it can be difficult to get the people you need. Many businesses fe...

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Remote Working Bias – “The Zoom Ceiling”

Remote Working Bias – “The Zoom Ceiling”

Working remotely can present barriers to progression. Not quite a ceiling, more of a screen, the ter...

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Acceptance of Resignation Letter

Acceptance of Resignation Letter

When an employee quits their job, resignation letter acceptance is more crucial to business success ...

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HR's Role in Future-Proofing Your Busine...

What is HR's Role in Future-Proofing Your Business? No matter the size of your company, HR (Human R...

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Verbal Warning at Work

Verbal Warning at Work

From time to time, your employees may break the rules so you may need to issue a verbal warning at w...

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Vicarious Liability

Vicarious Liability

From time to time, employees may make a mistake at work and employers could be held liable for it. ...

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Shared Parental Leave

Shared Parental Leave

Shared parental leave (SPL) is a useful tool to help reduce your organisation’s gender pay gap, as w...

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Case Law Update: Kong v Gulf International Bank

Case Law Update: Kong v Gulf Internation...

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision where an employer successfully defended a claim for automa...

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Time off for Dependants

Time off for Dependants

Emergencies happen. When they do, your employees might need to take time off. As an employer, you’ll...

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Fit for Work

Fit For Work - What You Need To Know

According to the NHS, in the first month of 2022, 539,300 business days were lost due to mental heal...

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Constructive Dismissal Examples

Constructive Dismissal Examples

In a previous article, we defined constructive dismissal and explained how to avoid it. In this arti...

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Toilet Breaks at Work

Toilet Breaks at Work

As an employer, it's nearly impossible to track how many times employees take 'loo breaks' per day. ...

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Grievance Procedures in the UK

Your working environment consists of individuals from different backgrounds, with unique life experi...

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Payslips - An Expert Guide

Payslips - An Expert Guide

If you’re a growing business, you’ll have registered for PAYE and be handing out payslips each month...

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Case Law Update: Football Team Support - A Philosophical Belief?

Case Law Update: Football Team Support -...

The Employment Tribunal has ruled that support for a football club (in this case, Rangers) is not ta...

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Do Small Businesses Need Contracts?

Do Small Businesses Need Contracts?

Small businesses, like large businesses, need to provide their staff with employment contracts. Do t...

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The Pound Falls – Pay Rises

The Pound Falls – Pay Rises

Following the mini-budget, or the fiscal event, the pound hit an all-time low against the dollar. W...

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Pet Bereavement Leave - What is HR's Duty?

Pet Bereavement Leave - What is HR's Dut...

“My employee is asking to take time off work following the death of their pet – do I have to let the...

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Smoking Breaks at Work

Employees are not automatically entitled to take a smoke break during the working day, and you are l...

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Queen State Funeral Bank Holiday – Are Employees Entitled to the Day Off?

Queen State Funeral Bank Holiday – Are E...

The news of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s death rocked the UK and the world. Now, as we enter a p...

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Can You Sack Someone Without Warning?

Termination of an employee’s contract is, sadly, a part of running a business. Not only is it a diff...

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Coming Out at Work

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Is The Cost of Living Crisis Pushing People Back to the Office?

Is The Cost of Living Crisis Pushing Peo...

As the cost of living crisis worsens, and the colder months creep ever closer, some staff are consid...

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When & How to Use Additional Days Off as a Benefit

When & How to Use Additional Days Off as...

An extra day off as a staff benefit might sound like an employer’s worst nightmare. In certain circu...

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The Benefits of Outsourcing Health & Safety

The Benefits of Outsourcing Health & Saf...

Outsourcing is a big decision, so it's important you consider all factors before committing to any a...

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Communication in the Workplace

Communication in the Workplace

Is to key success in business communication, which is why the right to workplace important get. Fai...

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Summer Holidays 2022 – An Employer’s Guide

Summer Holidays 2022 – An Employer’s Gui...

The school summer holidays are in full swing. Employees with children will likely want time off duri...

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5 Top Tips on Boosting Employee Productivity

5 Top Tips on Boosting Employee Producti...

Maintaining a productive workforce is crucial to the ongoing success of your company. Here are five ...

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Quiet Quitting – Disengagement or Healthy Boundaries?

Quiet Quitting – Disengagement or Health...

48 hours a week as standard. Plus overtime. Oh, and you’re expected to answer your phone on the week...

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What is a Flexible Working Policy?

What is a Flexible Working Policy?

As business are increasingly adopting more agile working methods, your HR department may need to rev...

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Restrictive Covenants

If an important employee leaves your business, you might have concerns about them working for a comp...

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Is Maximum Workplace Temperature Legisla...

Following the Great British Heat Wave, many employees (and employers) across the country are asking ...

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How to Fire Someone Without Them Hating ...

Letting someone go is tough. Doing it nicely is even harder. In this article we ask the question: “...

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Summer Issues for Employers

With longer days and higher temperatures, summer is likely an exciting time for both you and your em...

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Uber Files - Key Learnings on Workplace ...

A recent leak of 124,000 records from Uber brings several issues to light. There is a lot to cover, ...

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Case Law Update: Forstater v CGD Europe

The case of Forstater v CGD Europe is a long and complex one. It has gone from employment tribunal (...

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Managing Mass Resignations

I’m confident there is at least one person in the UK who needs advice on this matter right now. As ...

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Education in 2022 – An Employment Law Pe...

What issues are HR departments facing in schools in the UK this year? In this article, we’ll break ...

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Grievance at Work

If an employee wants to raise a grievance at work, you must take it seriously. Whether you think it'...

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Case Law Update: Discrimination & Constr...

An employment tribunal has upheld a claim for indirect sex discrimination and constructive unfair di...

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Managing Expenses - Top Tips for Employe...

Whether you’re self-employed or run a limited company, employee expenses and business expenses are a...

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What are my Health & Safety Responsibili...

Every employer has a duty of care towards their employees—but how far does that duty extend? When t...

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How Does HR Help a Company Succeed?

Often overlooked. Frequently underutilised. Yet absolutely essential to business success. Human Reso...

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Cost of Living – How Can Employers Help?

Maybe it’s the rise in national insurance (NI) contributions. Or, it might be the rocketing energy p...

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How to Tackle Gender Diversity in Male D...

Despite the fact several industries have closed the gender gap, there are still many sectors that ar...

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How to Deal With Strikes

At the time of writing, Britain is currently experiencing the biggest rail strike action in thirty y...

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Early Conciliation Guide

When working in a large organisation or within a big team, there’s bound to be some disagreements or...

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Employee Stuck Overseas? Here Are Your O...

Last week, thousands of British citizens were stuck abroad due to airline chaos after the bank holid...

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Internal Recruitment

Your current workforce is your most valuable asset. Your employees are vital to the success of your ...

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Case Law Update: Harassment & Working Ho...

An employment tribunal has found that a police officer was the victim of harassment and victimisatio...

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Staff Training – What, When, Why, and Ho...

Staff training is key to employee development and progression. If you want your workforce to succeed...

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Hiring Regret – Your Options

Recent research shows that business regret almost half of the new hires they make. If you’ve found ...

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Staff Performance - Management & Reviews

Your people are your greatest asset. They are what makes your business profitable and successful. By...

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Employing Ukrainian Refugees - Part Thre...

A Ukrainian national who hasn’t applied for permission to stay in the UK doesn’t have a right to wor...

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What is Constructive Dismissal Compensat...

Constructive dismissal compensation, sometimes referred to as “unfair dismissal compensation”, is th...

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How do I Respond to an Employee Watching...

The recent case of Conservative MP Neil Parish, who was caught watching pornography in the House of ...

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What Does Pro-Rata Mean?

Pro rata is short for ‘proportional’, which is ‘in proportion to’ or ‘a portion of’ an overall value...

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Jubilee Bank Holiday - Are Employees Ent...

Two bank holiday weekends have come and gone. The platinum jubilee is on the horizon. For employees ...

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Case Law Update: Resignation & Terminati...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal was asked to consider whether or not the claimant was dismissed by th...

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HR - Top Tips from Croner Advisors

We asked our advisors to address some of the most common queries they receive via our advice lines. ...

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Unfair Dismissal Compensation

An employment tribunal will award unfair dismissal compensation to your employee (or ex-employee) if...

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Employing Ukrainian Refugees - Part Two:...

So, you’ve decided to employ a Ukrainian national, but have concerns about integrating them into the...

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Managing Sickness Absence Without COVID ...

All COVID rules were scrapped in England on 24th February 2022. But COVID is still present today. T...

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Employing Ukrainian Refugees - Part One:...

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many UK businesses have stepped up to help. Marks &...

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How to Deal With Employee Victimisation

How do you deal with victimisation at work, as an employer? This type of mistreatment in the workpla...

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Suspended With Pay – When, Why, How

If you have an employee suspended from work with pay, you must have grounds to do so. The suspension...

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Redundancy Notice Period

Resorting to redundancy to restructure your business, change location, or reduce costs involves lega...

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P&O Redundancies - Three Key Takeaways

Branded one of the most “shameful acts in the history of British industrial relations”, the P&O ...

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Automatic Unfair Dismissal – A Croner Gu...

Usually, an employee needs two years of continuous employment to claim unfair dismissal. However, un...

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The Good Work Plan - Two Years Later

The Good Work Plan was deemed the ‘biggest shake ups of employment law in a generation’. In April 2...

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Case Law Update: Mandatory Vaccines, Dis...

An employment tribunal recently ruled on a case of contractual vaccination requirement & unfair ...

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Quick Guide to Reporting Your Gender Pay...

With little time left to gather data, create your report, and publish it, we thought we’d keep it sn...

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Why Sleep is Essential to Mental Health...

One of the pillars to optimal health and wellbeing—sleep is an essential bodily function. Without it...

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Case Law Update: Dementia & Disability D...

An Employment Tribunal has found that an older employee with dementia was: Constructively dismiss...

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Wrongful Dismissal

Wrongful Dismissal

Understanding employment law on wrongful dismissal in the UK will spare you not only unnecessary hea...

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Cycle to Work Scheme Explained

Through the Cycle to Work scheme, UK companies can support staff to hire and use bicycles for their ...

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How to Support Women in Management in th...

Supporting women in leadership could make your company a very desirable workplace. With the Great Re...

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Talent Crisis – Is Reskilling the Way Fo...

With staff coming and going in many industries across the UK, lots of businesses are focusing on rec...

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Employment Law Changes – April 2022

2022 is the year when lockdown fully eased in England. With everyone focusing on the remaining restr...

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Dealing with serious illness or death in the family will affect most adults during their working lif...

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Four Day Working Week – The UK’s First T...

Back in 2021, Croner took a look at some of the pros and cons of a four-day working week. Now it is ...

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In a decision on unfair dismissal, the Employment Tribunal (ET) had to consider the following: Was ...

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Self-Isolation & Other COVID Updates – 2...

The Prime Minister’s announcement marks an end for COVID restrictions in England. For some, this is ...

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Businesses across the UK are facing one of the biggest staffing shortages in living memory. When loc...

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Post Office Scandal – What Companies Nee...

Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 Post Office operators faced wrongful prosecution for theft, fra...

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Way to Work: A Fresh Start or a Bad Idea...

Getting people into jobs should be a good step forward for the unemployed and for companies that nee...

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Break Entitlement for 8-Hour Shifts

As an employer, you should be aware that your employees are entitled to breaks while working. The la...

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Top Tips: Managing Valentine’s Day in th...

Valentine’s Day. It’s the only holiday based solely on emotion, and—as you can imagine—that can lead...

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The recent Highway Code changes, applicable since January 29th, 2022, don’t only affect the transpor...

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Before making a claim in a tribunal, an individual needs to prove they have a case. The burden of pr...

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Historical LGBT+ Employment Cases and th...

When the Equality Act 2010 was introduced it ensured LGBT+ individuals were not discriminated agains...

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In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) made a decision on an unfair dismissal & inve...

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COVID Isolation Changes – How It Will Im...

Starting Monday January 17th, 2022, the compulsory COVID isolation period in England has reduced for...

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Termination of Employment

What do we refer to in employment law when we talk about termination of employment? Our advisors hav...

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Case Law Update: Fear of COVID - A Philo...

The Employment Tribunal (ET) recently came to a decision on protected beliefs under the Equality Act...

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Will Sick Notes Become a Thing of the Pa...

In the build up to Christmas last year the Government announced its decision to extend the time peri...

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2022 - What to Look Out for in Employmen...

After another year of massive challenges and changes, how should business leaders like you approach ...

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Collective Bargaining

How could collective bargaining impact your business? Which workers’ unions should you recognise, an...

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The Increased Risk of Presenteeism Durin...

The statistics show that a third of UK employees have worked while unwell since the beginning of the...

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Top Employment Law Developments - 2021

2021 was marked by the pandemic just as much as 2020. As a result, some of the development from the ...

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Line Management

What can effective line management achieve for your business and how can you increase its impact wit...

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Self Employed – A Croner HR Guide

The number of self-employed workers in the UK has seen considerable growth since the early 90s. In S...

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Case Law Update: Bargaining & Time Limit...

In a decision on time limits for tribunal claims, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) was tasked t...

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Correct Lifting Techniques

Regardless of industry, your workers will find themselves in situations where they need to lift and ...

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Reacting or Redacting? Key Learnings fro...

Earlier this year, one of the most successful video game companies in the world faced mass-walkouts ...

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Tracking or Backing? Learnings from Ama...

Just as a report highlighted the detrimental effect of AI monitoring on workers, the online retailer...

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Adoption Leave: An Employer's Guide

When a member of staff is having a child, they're entitled to some time away from work. The same app...

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Secondment

When your employees aim to broaden their work experience, a secondment could offer the perfect solut...

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Freedom of Association

Vital to the existence of democracy, freedom of association impacts business just as it does society...

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Case Law Update: Stuart Delivery Ltd v A...

The Court of Appeal has upheld earlier decisions of the ET and EAT in another gig economy case. This...

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Pulse Survey

A pulse survey can prove a powerful tool to assess the health of your company from within. When used...

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Christmas Parties: 10 Top Tips for Emplo...

The annual Christmas party is the highlight of the year for most employees, but it can end in a head...

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In a dynamic employment market, a competitive base salary can make a difference in attracting the ri...

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Case Law Update: Menopause & Discriminat...

The menopause is a particularly contentious point in employment law. This is because there is preced...

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Winter Drive to Work – What You Need to ...

How do you ensure your employees take the necessary safety precautions when they commute to work thi...

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Top Tips for Avoiding Discrimination in ...

Recruitment can be a costly and time-consuming business. It can also be litigious. There’s legislat...

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Ventilation in the Workplace During Wint...

One of the major tools you can use to combat COVID transmission is ventilation in the workplace. Unf...

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[Halloween] Should I Allow Fancy Dress i...

Halloween is lurking just around the corner, which means the debate begins again—should I allow empl...

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Case Law Update: Compulsory Retirement A...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld contrasting decisions on the effect of the same empl...

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Can running an understaffed business save you money and make it more profitable? Some business owner...

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HGV Drivers Shortage: Working Hours Regu...

The recent HGV driver shortage has caused supply problems across the UK. As a result, companies may ...

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Ageism in the Workplace

Could age discrimination claims affect your business? It might happen more often than you’d expect. ...

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How to Support a Good Work Life Balance

A positive work life balance will contribute towards your employees’ mental health and wellbeing. An...

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World Mental Health Day Awareness in the...

Supporting your employees through mental health difficulties will benefit both your workforce and yo...

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Avoid End of Furlough Penalties

On the 20th March, the government announced the Job Retention Scheme to help support employers throu...

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Neurodiversity

Many businesses celebrate workplace diversity and inclusion. But that doesn’t just cover sexuality o...

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How to Ensure Employees Aren’t Working U...

Are your employees struggling to “switch-off” at the end of the working day? The onset of the Covid...

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Post COVID Recruitment: How to Find Cand...

Recruiting new talent is a complex process. Throw in a global pandemic and a recovering economy, and...

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Case Law Update: Sithirapathy v PSI CRO ...

The Employment Tribunal (ET) has dismissed a series of claims concerning discrimination, unfair and ...

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Case Law Update: Moore v Phoenix Product...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a claimant was not unfairly dismissed from the co...

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REACH - An Overview

EU REACH Regulation was brought into UK law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. It was i...

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Cutting Remote Workers’ Wages

When faced with an employment law issue, many employers turn to Google for guidance. Now, instead of...

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Top Tips: Avoiding National Minimum Wage...

2021 started with a new round of naming and shaming for businesses who failed to pay their staff the...

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Health & Safety Legislation

Employers are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of their staff. This is stated in the health ...

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ESQCR - An Overview

ESQCR What is it? It stands for Electrical Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 as amen...

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Developing Employee Engagement and Cultu...

“Culture” and “engagement” are consistently rated among the top priorities for HR and business leade...

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Types of Discrimination

At first glance, it seems quite simple. There are nine protected characteristics—so there must be ni...

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Health & Safety Policy

No matter the industry, size, or nature of your organisation, health & safety plays a vital role...

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What a Four-Day Week Could Mean for Empl...

Back in 2020, several cross-party MPs urged the Government to consider legalising a four-day week. S...

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New Sexual Harassment Prevention Duty An...

The Government has given its response to the consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace. Thi...

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Using the Job Retention Scheme

First published 7th June 2020. Last updated 27th July 2021. The Job Retention Scheme was set up to ...

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Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Care N...

An employment appeal tribunal (EAT) has upheld a claim of indirect sex discrimination because the em...

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Managing Staff Who Don’t Want to Return ...

A change in homeworking guidance on the 19th July only applies in England for now, but the UK as a w...

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Flexible Working: New Private Member’s B...

A Labour MP has introduced a Flexible Working Bill under Parliament’s Ten Minute Rule. If passed, th...

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Types of Employment Status

When employing someone, you need to ensure that their contract reflects their employment status. Thi...

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EU Settlement Scheme - After the Deadlin...

The Deadline for the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) deadline has come and gone. However, applications c...

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Case Law Update: Khatun v Winn Solicitor...

An employment tribunal (ET) has held that an employer unfairly dismissed their employee who refused ...

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Case Law Update: Kane v Debmat Surfacing

An employment tribunal (ET) has held that a driver who was sacked after he was spotted drinking in a...

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Right to Work Checks for Foreign Nationa...

The end of digital right to work checks could delay thousands from returning to work across the UK. ...

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Choosing & Retaining a Competent Person

The words competent and competence are used comprehensively throughout health and safety-related leg...

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Transgender Views are a Philosophical Be...

The case first hit the headlines when author JK Rowling was attacked for tweeting in favour of the c...

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Managing Employee Conduct in the Workpla...

It’s essential that employees understand the expectations on them to maintain certain standards of b...

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Vaccines and Testing – What To Do When S...

A number of Covid-19 vaccines have been approved for use in the UK. The virus remains a present thre...

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Top Issues HR are Facing Right Now

This is quite a turbulent time for employers across the country. Continued uncertainty and business ...

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LGBTQ+ Inclusivity – Token Gestures vs Real Change

LGBTQ+ Inclusivity – Token Gestures vs R...

Lego recently made headlines for introducing a new LGBTQ+ set, entitled “Everyone is Awesome”. The ...

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Equal Opportunities in the Workplace

Equal Opportunities in the Workplace

The UK is a multicultural, multiabled and neurodiverse country. To reflect this, UK legislation sets...

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Manual Handling Training Guide

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992 defines manual handling as ‘any transporting ...

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Case Law Update: Rodgers v Leeds Laser C...

The employment tribunal (ET) has held that an employee was not automatically unfairly dismissed foll...

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Top Tips - Preparing for the End of Furl...

The end of the furlough scheme is only a few months away. Many businesses have been reliant on the s...

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Roadmap Out of Lockdown - May 2021

Today, Boris Johnson announced that the next stage of the roadmap out of lockdown will go ahead from...

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Addison Lee Ltd v Lange

The Court of Appeal has refused to hear an appeal against a decision in the Addison Lee case. The de...

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Hybrid Working – What are the Alternativ...

As hybrid working continues to gather popularity, this article is the last in a series that has expl...

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Hybrid Working – How to Put it in Place

As hybrid working continues to gather popularity, this article is the second in a series exploring t...

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Statutory Parental Bereavement Leave

Statutory Parental Bereavement Leave and...

Sadly, bereavement is something that will affect all of us in our lives. 1 in 10 employees are likel...

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Hybrid Working – Benefits & Drawbacks

Hybrid working continues to gather popularity. This article will be the first in a series exploring ...

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Employee’s Right to Appeal Redundancy

Employee’s Right to Appeal Redundancy

The redundancy process is a long and intensive one. You have to ensure that the process is fair in a...

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Managing Annual Leave When Staff Return ...

Employees are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 working weeks of paid annual leave each year which can in...

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Ramadan During Lockdown

Ramadan During Lockdown

Ramadan is the holy month of the Islamic calendar often involving a period of fasting during dayligh...

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Case Law Update - Kubilius v Kent Foods Ltd

Case Law Update - Kubilius v Kent Foods ...

An employment tribunal (ET) has held that an organisation fairly dismissed their employee who refuse...

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Mental Health Discrimination at Work

Sometimes, people treat those who have mental health problems differently at work because of their m...

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Do Bank Holidays Count Towards Your Over...

As a general rule, you don’t have to give your employee public holidays as paid leave, meaning their...

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M Austin v A1M Retro Classics Ltd

The Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that a claimant was unfairly dismissed after posting his frus...

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Reporting Your Gender Pay Gap in 2021

Reporting Your Gender Pay Gap in 2021

With gender pay gap reports returning, what do you need to know? Gender pay gap reporting How it s...

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Final Ruling on 'Sleep-in Shift' Case & National Minimum Wage

Final Ruling on 'Sleep-in Shift' Case & ...

The Supreme Court has announced its judgment in the Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake and Shann...

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Fair Reasons for Redundancy in the UK

Fair Reasons for Redundancy in the UK

During tough times, businesses may need to consider redundancies. Naturally, as this is getting rid ...

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Right to Work

It’s important for employers to make sure they are staying on top of changes to employment law and a...

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Spring Budget Breakdown

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s second budget included details of further support for businesses as they ma...

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Tattoos in the Workplace

Fashion and tastes are cyclical. With styles and ideas coming in and out of fashion. In the early 1...

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Workplace Mediation Advice

Like any relationship in life, working relationships can also have conflict in them. It is natural f...

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A Guide to Furlough & the Job Retention Scheme

A Guide to Furlough & the Job Retention ...

First published 31st March 2020. Last updated 3rd March 2021. On 3 March 2021, it was announced tha...

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Case Law Update: Chalmers v Airport Ltd

Case Law Update: Chalmers v Airport Ltd

The EAT has dismissed a victimisation claim. They ruled that wording used by the claimant in a griev...

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Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd and Anothe...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided further clarity on agency worker rights under the ...

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Upcoming Changes to Look Out For in Apri...

Undoubtedly, everyone right now is focused on the roadmap out of lockdown. The possibility of gettin...

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Identifying Slip & Trip Hazards

Every workplace has its hazards. Some are industry-specific, but others are universal. Slips and tri...

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First Aiders For Mental Health

When it comes to first aiders, employers often overlook mental health. And yet, some bigger busines...

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Traineeship Scheme - How To Use

What is a traineeship? Traineeships, introduced in 2013, offer education, training, and work experi...

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Uber Loses Appeal to Classify Drivers as...

On 19th February 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that Uber’s drivers are workers, not self-employed. T...

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Dismissal Due to Depression

Dismissal Due to Depression

Mental health can have a tremendous impact on work performance. You should always do whatever you ca...

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Part Time Workers Rights

Part Time Workers Rights

For some roles, it makes little sense to employ someone on a full time basis. Part time working may ...

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Why Looking After HR During a Pandemic i...

We are nearly a year into a global pandemic that has changed so many parts of our personal and profe...

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Case Law Update: Chief Con of Devon and Cornwall Police v Town

Case Law Update: Chief Con of Devon and ...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a ruling that a pregnant police officer was discrimi...

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Temporary Redundancy, Lay-offs and Short Time Working

Temporary Redundancy, Lay-offs and Short...

As a result of business downturn, it may seem like you will have to make employees redundant. While ...

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Case Law Update: Cumming v British Airwa...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered whether a policy that removed contracted rest da...

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Kickstart Scheme

The Kickstart scheme was announced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, in July 2020. The scheme was unve...

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Civil Service Scrap Unconscious Bias Tra...

What is unconscious bias? It’s the idea that individuals are unconsciously drawn to an individual d...

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Plant Equipment and Machine Safety

Plant Equipment and Machine Safety

Working around machinery places your staff members in the vicinity of hazards. As an employer, you a...

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Bringing Redundant Staff Back to Furlough

Bringing Redundant Staff Back to Furloug...

The furlough scheme set to continue until the end of September 2021. So can you bring redundant staf...

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Vaccines at Work - FAQs

The UK has now approved three vaccines for COVID-19. The government is currently in the process of o...

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Guide to Disciplinary Procedures

When dealing with employee misconduct or underperformance, you will often give them feedback and try...

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Missing a Modern Slavery Statement?

Legally, organisations with an annual turnover of £36 million or more must publish a modern slavery ...

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What is Reasonable Travelling Distance?

Your staff’s daily commute to work comes in many forms—cycling, trains, cars, and everything in betw...

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Case Law Update - Redundancy & Disputes

Case Law Update - Redundancy & Disputes

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that there was a redundancy situation where the owner ...

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Case Law: Double Discrimination & Disabi...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that in circumstances where there is no evidence of a...

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PAYE

Whether you're a micro business or an SME, you will likely need to employ new staff. That’s why you ...

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Employing Foreign Nationals Post-Brexit

Employing Foreign Nationals Post-Brexit

It’s highly unlikely that you’ve missed the term ‘Brexit’ over the past few years. It refers to the ...

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Six Crucial Employment Law Changes in 20...

There is no doubt that 2020 has been a very busy year. Now, with 2021 just around the corner, let’s...

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Maternity Leave Clause in Employment Con...

All of your female employees have the right to maternity leave in the UK. They have 52 weeks availab...

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Agreement Not to Work for Competitors

Various elements make up an employment contract. While certain details may vary depending on the typ...

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Preparing for Winter Weather

2020 has already been a difficult year. Temporary and permanent closures of businesses have plagued ...

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Driving To and From Work Safely

At the end of September 2018, there were 38.4 million vehicles licensed for use on the roads in Grea...

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Positive Action

Diversity in the workplace can determine the success of your business. Many studies have shown that ...

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Case Law Update: Can Indirect Age Discrimination be Justified?

Case Law Update: Can Indirect Age Discri...

The Court of Appeal has held that indirect age discrimination can potentially be justified. This cou...

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Statutory Pay Rates to Increase in April...

The Chancellor’s Spending Review would normally be looking three or four years ahead. However, given...

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Prime Minister Unveils COVID Winter Plan

The lockdown in England is due to end on 2 December 2020. Sticking to that deadline, Prime Minister ...

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Employer's Duty of Care

As an employer, you have a certain set of responsibilities for your staff. This includes ensuring th...

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Tribunal Quarterly Statistics

With the Ministry of Justice releasing the statistics for April-June 2020, we can take a look at emp...

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Daylight Saving Time: The Implications f...

Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end on Sunday 25 October, with the clocks going back an hour at...

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The Dangers of Unconscious Bias

The Dangers of Unconscious Bias

The vast majority of companies in the country will know about discrimination and will actively take ...

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Objective Justification

In UK employment law, discrimination in the workplace is illegal under the Equality Act 2010. Howeve...

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Statutory Maternity Pay & Leave 

Maternity Pay is an employee right. When an employee takes leave because of pregnancy, she can quali...

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Dealing with an Increase in Job Applican...

Coronavirus and redundancies continue to plague the UK. As a result, the number of people looking fo...

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Nepotism at Work

Unfair hiring practices can destroy employee morale and productivity. This is just one consequence o...

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Associative Discrimination at Work

To protect employees, the government introduced the Equality Act 2010. This act outlined nine protec...

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5 Disciplinary Procedure Essentials for ...

Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for harassment problems to emerge in a workplace. If it occurs in y...

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7 Steps for Managing Harassment in the W...

Unfortunately, harassment in the workplace is still a serious problem in the UK. Protecting employee...

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Religious Discrimination in the Workplac...

Religion or belief can be a big part of an individual’s life. While you may or may not believe it ha...

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There and Back Again – The Return to Hom...

Well, here we are again. Many employers were hoping the period remote work earlier this year was a o...

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What to do About Insubordination at Work

If you're an employer or someone managing staff your aim will of course be to create a harmonious wo...

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Redundancy Consultation

One of the key stages of the redundancy process is consultation. But why is it important? And, what ...

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New COVID-19 Restrictions - Homeworking & Face Masks

New COVID-19 Restrictions - Homeworking ...

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Case Law Update: Reputational Damage & Knee Jerk Reactions

Case Law Update: Reputational Damage & K...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a dismissal for reputational risk, following the...

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What is Summary Dismissal in the UK?

Occasionally, one of your employees may breach your internal conduct policy. An act of gross miscond...

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Employer Withholding Pay

“Can my employer withhold my pay?” is a common question made by employees. You may wonder yourself i...

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How Many Sick Days Per Year are Acceptable in the UK?

How Many Sick Days Per Year are Acceptab...

An employee taking a sick day is a disruption to your business, even if it’s legitimate. Where the a...

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My Employee is Refusing to Social Distan...

Unfortunately, there are individuals out there who don’t believe in social distancing and mask weari...

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Gross Misconduct: Everything You Need to Know

Gross Misconduct: Everything You Need to...

Most employers struggle when they're asked to define gross misconduct. Some business owners use th...

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Fraudulent Furlough Claims - Penalties Explained

Fraudulent Furlough Claims - Penalties E...

The furlough scheme was put in place to support employers who were not able to operate as normal due...

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7 Steps for EDI Recruitment in Practice

The following article was originally published on the RIBA website. A huge thanks to Helen Castle, P...

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What is Positive Discrimination in the U...

In today’s business and social climate, it’s important to embrace diversity to ensure your business ...

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The UK's Biggest Workplace Worries - COV...

In August 2020, we surveyed a number of business to find out their biggest workplace concerns. In li...

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Making Contract Changes Due to COVID-19

Making Contract Changes Due to COVID-19

2020 is a year of survival for businesses. That means saving costs and facing challenges head on. U...

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Redundancy Pay for Furloughed Staff - FAQs

Redundancy Pay for Furloughed Staff - FA...

The Job Retention Scheme was initially put in place to help businesses retain staff during the coron...

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Health and Safety Compliance

Health and safety law is criminal law. That means failure to follow it can result in criminal convic...

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Company Relocation Employee Rights

Sometimes relocation is unavoidable. That doesn’t mean managing the transition of key employees to t...

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Case Law Update: Unfair Dismissal & Some Other Substantial Reason

Case Law Update: Unfair Dismissal & Some...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a dismissal with no procedure was fair due to a breakd...

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Case Law Update: Disability Discrimination & Personality Disorders

Case Law Update: Disability Discriminati...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the tribunal did not err by finding a claimant h...

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My Staff Are Quarantined - What Do I Do?

An increasing number of countries are being added to the COVID quarantine list. Individuals who retu...

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Notice Required to Change Working Hours ...

Given the current situation in the UK, you’ll want to save costs. It’s also highly likely you’ll wan...

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Case Law Update: Self Employment & Employee Rights

Case Law Update: Self Employment & Emplo...

The employment tribunal (ET) has ruled that a hairdresser was an employee. Her employer considered h...

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Case Law Update: Agency Workers & Tempor...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld an earlier decision from the employment tribunal (ET...

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Shielding is Ending – What Does This Mea...

A lot of companies in the UK will have staff who are ‘shielding’. This could be due to a medical con...

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What Would a Second Wave of Coronavirus ...

Health leaders have suggested a second wave of coronavirus infections could occur in the winter. If ...

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How BrightHR Helps You Get Your Business Back to Work

How BrightHR Helps You Get Your Business...

There’s a lot of preparation that needs to go into reopening your business. But don’t worry, we’re h...

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What is Survivor Syndrome & How Do I Combat It?

What is Survivor Syndrome & How Do I Com...

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Redundancy and Furlough

The government initially put the Job Retention Scheme in place to help businesses retain staff durin...

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How to Bring Staff Back off Furlough

How to Bring Staff Back off Furlough

The global pandemic has resulted in a lot of “firsts” for employment law in the UK. Many employers w...

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Case Law Update: Disability Discrimination & Medical Evidence

Case Law Update: Disability Discriminati...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employment tribunal (ET) was right to rely on...

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Top Tips - Getting Back to Normal

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Employer's Obligations in Relation to RI...

As an employer, you’re undoubtedly familiar with RIDDOR and your reporting obligations. However, the...

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Schools Staying Shut – What Could This Mean For Your Company?

Schools Staying Shut – What Could This M...

Schools are no longer obligated to fully reopen before the school summer holidays in England. Instea...

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Working From Home: Health & Safety During the Coronavirus Outbreak

Working From Home: Health & Safety Durin...

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the UK government advises businesses to let employees work from hom...

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Coronavirus & Unpaid Leave

Coronavirus & Unpaid Leave

There are a number of reasons an employee might want to take time off work. Some of these reasons w...

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How to Place Staff on Short Time Working

How to Place Staff on Short Time Working

Coronavirus lockdown measures are starting to lift, but not every business in the UK can reopen its ...

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SSP Rebate Scheme: Explained

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Lay Off Clause

Laying off an employee can be a difficult conversation. Having a lay off clause is a vital part of t...

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Coronavirus Q&A – Advice for Employers

First published 3rd March 2020. Last updated 13th May 2020 at 11:00. The UK is officially in lockdo...

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[Mythbuster] There Are No Real Health & ...

Since there’s been a large increase in the number of people working from home in the past month, it ...

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Prime Minister Sets Out Plan For Easing Lockdown

Prime Minister Sets Out Plan For Easing ...

In a 10-minute address on Sunday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out a provisional plan f...

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HR During the Coronavirus Crisis

Your staff are furloughed. So you could be forgiven for thinking that usual employment obligations n...

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Emergency Volunteer Leave: What Do You Need To Know?

Emergency Volunteer Leave: What Do You N...

On 26 March 2020, the government outlined future plans to introduce more volunteering. The purpose w...

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Variation Clause in Employment Contracts

Making a variation of an employment contract is fraught with risks. You need to consider things such...

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Cancel Annual Leave: Coronavirus

Cancel Annual Leave: Coronavirus

It’s a difficult time for everyone during the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses face a complex task o...

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Changing Contract of Employment Lawfully

Changing Contract of Employment Lawfully

When you plan to make changes to an employment contract, you must consider a number of elements. But...

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Coronavirus: Sick Pay Entitlement for Pa...

If you have employees off work sick with COVID-19, you may be able to claim back SSP via the Governm...

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Top Tips for Homeworking

The COVID-19 outbreak has more people than ever working from home in the UK. For employees and empl...

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[Mythbuster] Employees Don’t Accrue Holi...

With everything that’s been going on the past few weeks, it can be difficult to keep up with all of ...

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Redundancies can occur for one of two reasons: As a result of closure or Moving the business or ...

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Case Law Update: Disability Discrimination & Pensions

Case Law Update: Disability Discriminati...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled on a case involving two disabled police officers and ...

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Can I Tell Staff How to Dress for Work?

Employers often implement a dress policy to ensure staff maintain a professional image at work. The ...

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How BrightHR Helps You Manage COVID-19 in Your Workplace

How BrightHR Helps You Manage COVID-19 i...

It doesn’t matter which sector you’re working in, how big or small your business is, or whether you’...

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Case Law Update: Sunday Opt Out and Unfair Dismissal

Case Law Update: Sunday Opt Out and Unfa...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employee whose job offer was retracted when t...

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Work Equipment - Health & Safety

Key legislation covering the safety of work equipment includes the Provision and Use of Work Equipme...

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[Mythbuster] Overtime Makes Employees Mo...

This time I thought I’d tackle a classic—overtime leads to increased productivity. Sometimes it fee...

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Case Law Update: Refuting a Whistleblower

Case Law Update: Refuting a Whistleblowe...

The Court of Appeal has ruled that an organisation was not liable for the damage to a whistle blower...

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Non-Disclosure Agreement Guidance - What Does it Mean?

Non-Disclosure Agreement Guidance - What...

Acas has released new guidance on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). It covers the drafting, use, mis...

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[Top Tips] Improving Hygiene in the Workplace

[Top Tips] Improving Hygiene in the Work...

It’s a difficult topic—personal hygiene. Whether an employee is refusing to wash their hands, or a p...

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8 Top Tips for Investigating a Claim of Harassment

8 Top Tips for Investigating a Claim of ...

In cases of harassment you must follow a set process and deal with any harassment complaint quickly,...

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Case Law Update: When is an Impairment a Disability?

Case Law Update: When is an Impairment a...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that, when bringing a claim of disability discriminat...

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Case Law Update: Company Losses & Reasonable Adjustments

Case Law Update: Company Losses & Reason...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that permitting an employee to work from home at a mo...

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First Aid at Work Regulations

All workplaces, no matter the size, industry or location, needs first aid. However, the nature of yo...

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How Employees Procrastinate at Work

No-one spends every second of every working day on the job. Sometimes you have to make a drink, take...

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Health & Safety in 2020 - What To Expect

If you don’t already, you should keep up to date with health & safety law. The Health and Safety...

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Case Law Update - Misconduct and Missing...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that there can be circumstances where, when considerin...

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Parental Bereavement Leave Becomes Law in April

Parental Bereavement Leave Becomes Law i...

In 2010, Lucy Herd lost her son Jack. She was shocked to find how little time her partner could take...

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Case Law Update - Discrimination Cancell...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that individuals who have been dismissed, but then la...

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New Minimum Wage Rates Announced

New Minimum Wage Rates Announced

2020 is set to be one of the busiest years yet for employment law developments.The government kicked...

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Disciplinary in the workplace

When running a business, you’ll need to deal with grievances and disciplinarily issues from time to ...

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Ethical Veganism is a Philosophical Beli...

Under the Equality Act 2010, it’s unlawful to discriminate against an individual because of their re...

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Mythbuster – You Can’t Call in Sick for ...

There’s still stigma around mental health in the workplace. This means employees who might want to c...

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Working at Height in Winter

Tragically, over the last year, falls from a height accounted for 25% of all fatal injuries. Slips a...

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Key Developments in 2020

Key Developments in 2020

2019 was a busy year for employment law, but 2020 is set to be even busier. Below are some key area...

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Can Employees Carry Over Their Leave?

Can Employees Carry Over Their Leave?

Employers are free to choose which 12-month period will serve as the company’s leave year. However, ...

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What Does a Conservative Victory Mean for Employment Law?

What Does a Conservative Victory Mean fo...

In light of the significant Conservative victory last week, we now have more certainty surrounding e...

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Case Law Update - When Immigration & Employment Law Collide

Case Law Update - When Immigration & Emp...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an organisation was wrong to completely depend on a neg...

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Top Five Cases of 2019

Top Five Cases of 2019

2019 has been a turbulent year for employment law. Here are the top 5 key cases from this year and ...

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Redundancy

Redundancy

Sometimes, an employer may need to reduce the size of their workforce. One method they might conside...

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Case Law Update: Gray v Mulberry Company (Design) Limited

Case Law Update: Gray v Mulberry Company...

The Court of Appeal has upheld earlier decisions that an employee’s belief in the right to own the c...

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Mythbuster – Political Burnout Won’t Imp...

The UK is getting ready for its third general election in four years. Hanging over everything is the...

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Working Time Regulations

The Working Time Regulations 1998, sometimes known as the ‘working time directive’ or just ‘working ...

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Case Law Update: Harassment & Right to P...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that an employer relying on evidence provided by...

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Case Law Update - Redundancy Pay, Statutory v Contractual

Case Law Update - Redundancy Pay, Statut...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided further clarification on how statutory and contrac...

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Christmas Election – What do Employers Need to Know?

Christmas Election – What do Employers N...

The General Election is on and it’s set for 12th December 2019. How will this impact employment law...

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Recording Conversations at Work- Is it legal?

Recording Conversations at Work- Is it l...

Recording conversations at work is a legal grey area that the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) is c...

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‘Real’ Living Wage Increases – What Does...

On Monday 11 November 2019, the Living Wage Foundation outlined the new ‘real’ Living Wage rates. T...

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Dismissal Procedures

Dismissal from work should always be your last resort. However, sometimes it’s unavoidable. Which is...

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Expert View: Employment Contracts

If you’d like to download a copy of the contract reviewed in the video, click here.   Make Your ...

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Pregnancy Discrimination

Pregnancy Discrimination

Discrimination is an employment tribunal case waiting to happen. Despite this, pregnancy and materni...

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Case Law Update: Religious Preaching in the Workplace

Case Law Update: Religious Preaching in ...

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a Nurse was fairly dismissed on allegations she’d engaged in inap...

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Inclusivity at Company Events

Social events—parties, group outings, or activity days—are a great way to reward your hard-working s...

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Case Law Update: When is a Disability a Disability?

Case Law Update: When is a Disability a ...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that, when evaluating if an impairment should be clas...

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[Mythbuster] I'm Not Liable for Drunk Dr...

As the end of the year draws closer the number of company parties increase. Whether you barely reco...

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Five Top Tips on Tackling Bullying in th...

Never underestimate the impact bullying can have on your workforce. It can take may forms and can so...

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Case Law Update: Teacher-Student Relatio...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employee wasn’t unfairly dismissed despite co...

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Case Law Update: Philosophical Belief & Personal Pronouns

Case Law Update: Philosophical Belief & ...

The employment tribunal (ET) has held that a doctor’s ‘conscientious objection’ to refer to transgen...

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The Ramifications of Thomas Cook’s Collapse

The Ramifications of Thomas Cook’s Colla...

On 23 September 2019, Thomas Cook went into compulsory liquidation. Around 21,000 worldwide employe...

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Top Tips to De-escalate Conflict

Conflict can take many forms. Whatever the nature of the conflict, it's in your interest to de-esca...

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Jury Service: Employer Obligations

Jury Service: Employer Obligations

One of your employees has jury service—now what? Your business will no doubt have many questions abo...

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[Mythbuster] I Can’t Discipline an Emplo...

Politics, both in and out of the workplace, is becoming more and more divisive and polarising. Today...

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Choosing a Company Car

A company car is a fairly common business perk for employees. There are a number of things to consid...

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Disability - An Employer's Responsibilities

Disability - An Employer's Responsibilit...

October is National Disability Awareness month. If you weren’t already, it’s important to be aware o...

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Case Law Update: Voluntary Overtime Impacts Holiday Pay Calculations

Case Law Update: Voluntary Overtime Impa...

In a landmark judgement, the Court of Appeal ruled in June that voluntary overtime needs to be taken...

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Sajid Javid: Minimum Wage to Increase to £10.50 in the Next Five Years

Sajid Javid: Minimum Wage to Increase to...

Speaking at the Tory Party Conference in Manchester, Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced that the N...

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The World’s 10 Most Dangerous Jobs

The World’s 10 Most Dangerous Jobs

The work kettle burnt your hand. The air conditioning is broken. Your desk chair sometimes lowers wi...

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Time off for Medical Appointments: Employment Law

Time off for Medical Appointments: Emplo...

Within any work setting, it’s not uncommon for employees to request time off to attend medical appoi...

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Are Your Assets Still Fit For Purpose?

Are Your Assets Still Fit For Purpose?

All equipment is subject to ageing. If not managed appropriately, this can lead to equipment/plant f...

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Case Law - Discrimination Outside of Wor...

The EAT has held that employers could avoid being liable for discriminatory acts committed by their ...

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Fire Safety

  If you’re reading this, and you’re an employer, you—yes you—are responsible for the fire safety...

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Employers' Guide to Employee Development...

Employees have plans for their personal and professional lives. From getting married to having child...

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Case Law Update: Protection for Whistle Blowers

Case Law Update: Protection for Whistle ...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that, in order for whistle blowers to be legally prote...

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How to Make Your Workplace Disability Co...

There are 7.6 million people working in the UK with a disability. When it comes to disability, is y...

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Is it Legal to Reduce an Employee's Working Hours?

Is it Legal to Reduce an Employee's Work...

It’s not uncommon for businesses to reconsider part of an employee’s contract while they’re working ...

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Case Law Update: Discrimination as a Result of Employer's Belief

Case Law Update: Discrimination as a Res...

A recent ruling has found that direct discrimination claims that arise as a result of the alleged di...

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[Mythbuster] You Can't Cancel Annual Lea...

One of the most common myths lingering around annual leave is that an employer cannot cancel an empl...

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Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace

Approximately, one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. [1] ...

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Are You Compliant With Modern Slavery Le...

The existence of modern slavery poses a significant threat to thousands of workers across the globe....

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Case Law Update: Illegal Contracts

Case Law Update: Illegal Contracts

The Court of Appeal has upheld an earlier decision that an employment contract was enforceable despi...

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Employers' Guide to Long Service Awards

As an employer, you may want to show your appreciation to staff who have dedicated themselves to you...

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Manual Handling

As an employer, you have a legal duty of care for your employees. You must protect your workers from...

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August Bank Holiday – Are Employees Entitled to Time Off?

August Bank Holiday – Are Employees Enti...

The August bank holiday is the one that most employees—and employers—seem to forget. Since it’s just...

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Case Law Update: Mental Health Discrimination

Case Law Update: Mental Health Discrimin...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employer didn’t have ‘constructive knowledge’...

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How to Write a Job Reference for an Empl...

It’s unreasonable to expect an employee to stay in your employ forever. While you may appreciate th...

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5 Top Tips - Working Parents and the Summer Holidays

5 Top Tips - Working Parents and the Sum...

With the school summer holidays in full swing, employees with young families could be struggling to ...

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Are Employees Entitled to Unpaid Leave?

There are a number of reasons an employee might want to take time off work. Some of these reasons w...

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Annualised Hours: Employers' Guide

Traditional methods of working are changing. This is due to a new generation of employees entering t...

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Case Law Update: Disability Discrimination

Case Law Update: Disability Discriminati...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that when making a reasonable adjustment to assist a ...

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Mythbuster - HR Only Cares About Complia...

With the amount of myths surrounding the HR department, you’d think HR Managers would have names lik...

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Key Facts on an Ageing Workforce

Key Facts on an Ageing Workforce

Our working lives are extending and our retirement ages are rising. This ageing workforce is a valua...

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The Employment Laws that Shook UK Businesses in 2019

The Employment Laws that Shook UK Busine...

Since tribunal fees were abolished back in 2017, the amount of claims brought by employees has grown...

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Crazy Employee Perks (and why you don’t ...

Crazy employee perks. No doubt you’ve heard of them, and they may have left you wondering ‘how on ea...

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Are You About to Hire Volunteers for the...

As we enter the summer months, you may consider taking on a few volunteers in order to provide addit...

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Sick Pay Entitlement for Part-Time Workers

Sick Pay Entitlement for Part-Time Worke...

In the UK, part-time workers must receive the same rights as full-time ones. They’re entitled to the...

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[Mythbuster] I Don’t Need to Review my E...

Whether your employees are janitors, lawyers, mechanics, or IT workers, wages vary wildly across the...

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How to Say “No” to Holiday Requests This...

As the temperature rises, so do the holiday requests, but you can’t grant them all or you’ll end up ...

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[EU Ruling] Do You Need to Record Staff Working Hours?

[EU Ruling] Do You Need to Record Staff ...

The European Court of Justice has ruled that EU businesses must record every hour that employees wor...

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5 Top Tips - Creating an Inclusive Workp...

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Do I Need to Pay My Interns and Work Exp...

Interns. They’re eager, hard-working, and have flexibility over the summer to take on your part-time...

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Groundbreaking Case Overhauls Holiday Pay Rules

Groundbreaking Case Overhauls Holiday Pa...

On the 10 June 2019, the Court of Appeal made a groundbreaking ruling on workers’ holiday pay. And i...

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Laws On Drug Testing in the Workplace

The 2017/18 Crime Survey for England and Wales found that one-third of adults aged 16-59 took illici...

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What is a Competitive Salary?

What is a Competitive Salary?

There’re a number of factors that determine an employee’s appointment to your organisation, includin...

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Diversity in the Workplace

Diversity in the Workplace

At the heart of every successful business is a respected workforce. These employees work hard to hel...

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Diabetes & Safety in the Workplace

Diabetes & Safety in the Workplace

10 June 2019 marks the start of Diabetes Week in the UK. This article looks at the condition and how...

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Supporting & Promoting Healthy Eating in...

Promoting healthy food in the workplace can help you to encourage a healthier and more productive wo...

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Equal Pay

The concept of equal pay for equal work has existed for decades. It’s based on the idea that men and...

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Mythbuster: The LGBT+ Experience in the ...

June is Pride Month, which means it’s the perfect chance to address some of the myths surrounding LG...

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Are You Paying Staff Too Much?

Are You Paying Staff Too Much?

You’re a good boss, and that means you pay a fair wage. But what should you do when you’ve been a li...

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Presenteeism in the Workplace

According to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), in 2018 employers lost over 30.7 million worki...

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Top Five Things to Remember When Recruit...

Although finding the appropriate person for a role is challenging, getting things right at the recru...

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EU Ruling Forces UK Bosses to Record Staff Work Hours

EU Ruling Forces UK Bosses to Record Sta...

The European Court of Justice has ruled that bosses must have a system in place to record every hour...

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Cricket World Cup: Dealing with Sporting...

The 2019 Cricket World Cup will run from 30th May through to 14th July. Matches will (mostly) be hel...

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What are the benefits of benchmarking?

Salary benchmarking is no doubt a term you’ve come across, especially if you work in HR. But rememb...

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Office Dogs: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

So, I was going to write about Brexit this month. But we’re not doing that now. It’s been put on hol...

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Food Allergy Awareness Week

A food that is safe for most people to eat may be hazardous to others because of a food allergy. A ...

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Expert View: Workplace Social Media

If an employee slates your business on social media, would that be gross misconduct? Probably. If an...

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Conflict Management

Conflict Management

Conflicts in the workplace are bound to pop up from time to time. Sometimes, employees may channel ...

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[Mythbuster] There's No Need to Make All...

This year, Ramadan falls on the 5th May and ends on 4th June. The observance is much more than a com...

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Fasting During Ramadan: Top Five Workplace Health Tips

Fasting During Ramadan: Top Five Workpla...

The holy month is a time of prayer, fasting and family gatherings. With a Muslim community of some 3...

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How Does a Company Car Allowance Work?

A company car is a perk that helps recruit and retain great staff. For some, having a company vehicl...

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Car Allowance v Company Car

Providing an employee with a vehicle can be a reward for long or exceptional service, as well as a p...

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Top Ten Tips on Supporting Employees Through Maternity

Top Ten Tips on Supporting Employees Thr...

Pregnancy can be an exciting but challenging time for your workforce and it is vital that you know h...

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What to Do if an HSE Inspector Calls…

The only way to protect your business from an HSE inspection is to make sure you comply with HSE law...

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Constructive Dismissal: A Pay Day for Predatory Lawyers?

Constructive Dismissal: A Pay Day for Pr...

Constructive dismissal is a big worry for employees. Why? Because you don’t even need to dismiss any...

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It’s one of the toughest jobs you face as a boss. Looking a hardworking employee in the eye and sayi...

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What Is Occupational Sick Pay When your employees are off sick, they may be able to get some form o...

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At Croner, we use the term ‘HR compliance’ quite a lot. This is due to the fact compliance is essen...

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There’s no straightforward way to let go of an employee due to ill health. There are five fair reaso...

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While most employees have the right to take breaks at work, as a business owner it’s not mandatory t...

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As a new generation enters the workforce, many employers are adapting the way they attract and retai...

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Part of the HR responsibilities within an organisation include monitoring and managing the health an...

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The gender pay gap also referred to as the gender wage gap has been a major talking point for employ...

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Grief can affect anyone on a psychological, emotional & physical level. And with regards to the ...

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Around one-fifth of adults use the internet to gamble each month, and the number of problem gamblers...

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How Does Time in Lieu Work?

You’ll most commonly use time off in lieu (TOIL) when you require employees to work extra hours or d...

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Corporate Manslaughter: What You Need to...

Until 2008, it was both difficult and rare to convict a corporation for a criminal offence. Before...

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Bank Holidays: Legal Requirement or Not?

Bank Holidays: Legal Requirement or Not?

Do you need to give your staff days off on bank holidays? Do you have to pay them extra if they want...

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How to Tell If Your New Hire is a Supers...

There are four personality types. Actually, there are seven. No, wait, 18. Type ‘employee appraisal’...

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Employee Appreciation Day, observed every first Friday in March, highlights the importance of employ...

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Overtime Pay: A Guide For Employers

Overtime Pay: A Guide For Employers

Many businesses are still confused about the rules surrounding overtime pay. Confusion relates to em...

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From the 6th April 2019, a new law will completely change how you issue payslips. If you don’t updat...

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This myth is particularly prevalent—which is surprising, considering the amount of highly-publicised...

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Many businesses were eager to hear if they would receive any relief from Property taxes in Philip Ha...

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The news that women working in Morrisons supermarkets are bringing an equal pay claim should serve a...

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Gone are the days when the only focus for businesses was their profit margin. Now, a business’s soci...

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10 Health & Safety Tips for Small and Ne...

When setting up a business, or managing a small one, it can be easy to overlook the health & saf...

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Should Bosses Ever Earn Less Than Staff?

Managers take on more responsibility. They work longer hours. They have stricter targets and objecti...

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What is Workplace Bullying?

Bullying, just like harassment in the workplace can have detrimental effects of the productivity and...

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Six Nations Rugby: Dealing with Sporting...

The 2019 Six Nations Championship will run from 1st February through to 16th March, with most of the...

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Health & Safety Management System: Revie...

Having a competently-written, clear and concise safety management system (SMS) can mean the differen...

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Happy, motivated, and engaged employees are the driving force of a successful company. Ensuring your...

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Understanding Directors' Remunerations

With the executive pay ratio reporting deadline next year creeping ever-closer, there’s more attenti...

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Severe weather has affected much of the UK with many areas completely cut off by snow and ice. In li...

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It is understandable for people to think that an issue intrinsically linked to pay would cost lots o...

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Conducting an Equal Pay Audit

The equal pay act sets provisions for organisations to follow the same pay system. Under the Act, yo...

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The first step to understanding wage differentials is knowing the distinction between wage and salar...

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Your best employees work hard because they’re passionate about what they do. But even they still pro...

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What is Performance Related Pay?

Performance related pay (PRP) can help you motivate an under-performing workforce, but it can also b...

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It is important to remember that one individual’s common sense, is another’s foolishness. While som...

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What are the Top Three Causes of Workpla...

In Great Britain last year almost two thirds of workplace accidents (62%) were caused by only three ...

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2018 was a fascinating year for employment law, with a variety of changes and landmark cases in empl...

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Employees often look for businesses who offer final salary pensions. Many professionals consider it ...

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Get Ready to Report Your CEO Pay Gap…

From January 1, UK listed companies must report the pay gap between their Chief Executives and avera...

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Christmas is first and foremost a Christian holiday. For this reason some employees may argue that ...

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Hug or Harassment? How Can You Be Sure?

Reports have come to light of a culture of ‘forced hugging’ within the fashion chain, Ted Baker. Mor...

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Vegan Philosophy & Gross Misconduct

A fascinating new case due to go to tribunal next March brings a number of issues to the fore, the c...

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Everything Employers Should Know About Statutory Redundancy

Everything Employers Should Know About S...

Redundancy is a form of dismissing your employees. In most cases, redundancies can happen when you d...

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Despite progress in stamping out workplace discrimination, it’s still a part of the modern business ...

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The Future of NDAs

Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) have taken the spotlight recently as a method of preventing employe...

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What is the Statutory Holiday Entitlement in the UK?

What is the Statutory Holiday Entitlemen...

All employees have a right to paid holiday (statutory annual leave) regardless of the contract type....

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Clocking in and out of work may be a necessity for your workplace, but it can also be a cause of str...

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How Much Does Employee Turnover Cost You...

A recent Glassdoor survey revealed that almost 35% of hiring professionals expected more employees t...

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Staff Turnover: What Do You Need to Know?

Staff Turnover: What Do You Need to Know...

Having a high worker turnover can have mean two things: A negative impact on your company’s performa...

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What's the Difference Between a Wage and a Salary?

What's the Difference Between a Wage and...

The terms ‘salary’ and ‘wages’ are often used interchangeably. The fact is, these two terms hold dif...

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How do you Write a Contract of Employment?

How do you Write a Contract of Employmen...

It's your legal obligation as an employer to provide each employee with a written contract. You mus...

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Mythbuster – Verbal Contracts are NOT Va...

This is a fairly common myth, but an important one. Why? Because a verbal employment contract or one...

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When an employee leaves your company, either due to redundancy or dismissal, there is plenty of scop...

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Today is National Stress Awareness Day. A day to reflect on what we can do to help ourselves, and ot...

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As Living Wage Week rolls around again, Croner take a look at what the current National Living Wage ...

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What to do if an employee blows the whis...

A recent landmark case awarded £2m to an employee who had blown the whistle on his employer. This re...

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Employee Rights in the Wild West

Rockstar Games recently made headlines, not because of its long-awaited new release Red Dead Redempt...

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National Minimum Wage: The Current Situa...

The National Minimum Wage has been the focus of many legal cases recently, with everything from slee...

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National Minimum Wage Report Findings

In September 2018, the government released a report on the National LivingWage (NLW) and the Nationa...

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Age Discrimination: Examples and What Yo...

The Equality Act 2010 forbids you from discriminating against job seekers, your staff, and trainees....

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Stay Interviews: Find Out Why Your Staff Choose to Stay

Stay Interviews: Find Out Why Your Staff...

Almost half of HR leaders in the UK cited employee turnover and retention as their top challenge.[1]...

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For many employers, Halloween is a nightmare—not just because of the costumes, but because of the po...

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Mythbuster – Diversity Training Encourag...

There are some employees who feel that participating in diversity training is an attack on their rac...

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‘No deal’ Brexit Government Guidance Exp...

The government recently released guidance on what would happen if the UK and the EU were unable to c...

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A recent report by the TUC found that over half of UK workers believe they are being monitored by a ...

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The Perils of Presenteeism

A report by the Office of National Statistics stated that average number of sick days in 2017 was 4....

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Sport Relief Fancy Dress: A Potential T...

With Sport Relief coming to most workplaces in March, we examine whether allowing fancy dress is har...

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Brexit-Related Uncertainty Around EU Wor...

There are many issues surrounding the area of Brexit and its impact on EU workers and employers in t...

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How Businesses can Best Prepare for Brex...

Recently, attitudes towards Brexit have taken a very pessimistic turn. Many are advising businesses ...

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What is Harassment in the Workplace?

What is Harassment in the Workplace?

Harassment at work involves one or more employees causing a colleague to feel upset, shamed, intimid...

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What Should I do if I Overpay a Worker?

What Should I do if I Overpay a Worker?

Overpaying employees is more common than you might think. It's a simple enough error that can have ...

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Conducting a Salary Review

Conducting a Salary Review

There is no law stating that you must increase staff pay each year. If an employee’s annual salary ...

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The True Cost of Hiring a Bad Recruit

The True Cost of Hiring a Bad Recruit

Hiring a bad recruit may seem like a mild inconvenience- a speed bump- but nothing more. In truth, t...

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[Mythbuster] It Is Too Expensive to Hire...

Only a small percentage of disabled employees require reasonable adjustments that actually cost the ...

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Statutory Redundancy Pay in the UK

Statutory Redundancy Pay in the UK

Many employers have had to face the dreaded task of making some or all of their staff redundant. Los...

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What is Unfair Dismissal?

UK law describes unfair dismissal as firing an employee without a fair reason to do so. There are fi...

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Do You Pay Tax on a Pension Withdrawal?

Yes, you do pay tax on pension withdrawal. The Government's website states: "When you take money fro...

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What Are the Consequences of Affairs in ...

An affair at work can refer to any relationship between two of your employees. This includes extrama...

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More Employers Named and Shamed over Nat...

Back in March, 179 employers were named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay the National...

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Equal Pay Claims are Rising

In July 2017, tribunal fees were ruled to be unlawful, and so the barrier that stopped employees cla...

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Managing Rowdy Employees During the Worl...

The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup is just around the corner, and there is a twinkle of tentativ...

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What is a Workplace Pension Scheme?

A workplace pension scheme helps your employees to save for their retirement. You, their employer, a...

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What are Allowable Expenses?

What are Allowable Expenses? Allowable expenses are tax deductible. This means that you don't need ...

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Do You Have A Strategy for Preventing Wo...

In 2016/17, there were 642,000 reported incidents of violence at work. In the same period, 326,000 a...

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The Impact of Ill Health and Injuries on...

The British workplace has never been safer, with the number of accidents and deaths going down year ...

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What You Need to Know About the State Pe...

The UK State Pension is a regular pension payment. The Government provides it, and most people in th...

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What is Commission Pay and How Should Yo...

In a business, a commission is a payment you make to your staff. You would base commission pay on th...

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Gender equality in the workplace has been making headlines in recent months and, along with workers’...

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What Are Travel Expenses?

Even when a business trip seems simple, travel expenses can prove tricky. Can your employees claim t...

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What is Pension Auto Enrolment?

The pension auto enrolment scheme is a government initiative. Its aim is to help more people save fo...

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Gender Pay is Done, So What Pay Gap Will...

The Gender Pay reporting deadline for organisations with 250 employees or more has been and gone, so...

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Conducting a Disciplinary: 10 Top Tips f...

Managing a disciplinary investigation can be complicated. There's likely to be a lot of emotion flyi...

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7 Ideas for Going Green in Your Workplac...

Earth Day has now reached its 50th year and is an occasion where people and businesses from around t...

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UK Coffee Week is this month and it focuses on supporting communities across the globe that grow the...

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Tackling Allergies in the Workplace

Spring seems to finally have sprung in the UK, which is good news for those in desperate need of som...

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On April 1 2018 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates increased to £3.70 for apprentices, £4.20 for ...

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Taking on an autistic employee can prove beneficial for an employer due to the range of exceptional ...

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From April 6th some important changes to employment termination payments will come into force, which...

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Croner Awarded Best Companies ‘Ones to W...

For the second year running Croner has been awarded ‘Ones to Watch’ status by the Sunday Times Best ...

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Many organisations rely on the support of volunteers to deliver their activities. Whether you’re th...

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New International Health & Safety Standa...

A new international standard for occupational safety and health & safety is set to be published ...

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10 Top Tips for Managing a Grievance

Handling an employee grievance correctly can mean the difference between a successful resolution and...

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A recent report found that over 72% of employees currently work one day at home, with 56% working fr...

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10 Top Tips For Managing Workplace Haras...

The fight against harassment has spread to all corners of society – from Hollywood and the Golden Gl...

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Managing Probationary Periods – Top Tips...

All employers have situations where the candidate they employ does not live up to expectations. Find...

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Check out our complete guide for employers on GDPR. The guide includes: Questions & answers ...

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Christmas Holidays: Our Guide For Employ...

Most employees look forward to taking a well-earned break over the Christmas period. But staff holid...

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Public Sector Marketers 3 Times More Lik...

UK marketing professionals working in the private sector are three times more likely to receive an a...

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Cigarette Breaks – 8 Facts Employers Nee...

For many employers the law can seem a bit unclear as to the length and frequency of smoking breaks t...

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Uber Lose Appeal: 40,000 Drivers Entitle...

This morning has brought the news that Uber has lost its appeal against the Employment Tribunal judg...

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Getting Health & Safety compliance right is a necessity for all businesses. This is not just be...

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A new survey has found that employees see the digitisation of health & safety as essential to ac...

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Charity Pay Falls Behind Other Sectors b...

An annual salary survey of 252 charities throughout the UK has found the average pay is as much as ...

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Croner Reward have specialised in the pay and benefits market for over 40 years, supporting organisa...

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The latest chapter of the never-ending story of what to pay a worker when they are on a period of an...

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Croner are delighted to announce that the CIPD has recently chosen Croner as the preferred supplier ...

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Latest Update: The Axing of Tribunal Fee...

Since the Supreme Court ruled tribunal fees were ‘unlawful’ it is widely expected that the number of...

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Recruitment and Employment Checks for Fo...

Recruiting the right employee can be expensive in terms of both money and management time, so it mus...

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Fire Safety in the Workplace for Employe...

In light of the recent horrendous tragedy at Grenfell Tower in London, the safety of our premises, i...

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What is the Great Repeal Bill? Coined as an “essential step” in leaving the EU by Prime Minister Th...

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National Minimum Wage Advice for Employe...

In light of the government naming and shaming hundreds of organisations failing to pay the National ...

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Understanding Simply Personnel: Your FAQ...

Unlike some other software providers, Croner Simply Personnel is managed by a team of HR experts who...

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The Legal Test in a Case of Indirect Dis...

Under the Equality Act 2010 (pertaining to equality act case law), it is unlawful for an employer to...

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A new strategy is calling on employers to boost the number of older workers and ensure they are not ...

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Early conciliation through ACAS is the initial step in trying to resolve workplace disputes without ...

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Midlands HR and Health & Safety consultancy Croner Group Limited has today announced an investme...

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New research published by the CIPD has revealed that many workers in the gig economy may be eligible...

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The employment status of individuals who are purported to be self-employed has certainly been in the...

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The Director of a construction company has been jailed for eight months after failing to ensure the ...

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On the buses – the duty to make reasonable adjustments; The case of First Group PLC v Paulley [2017...

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In December 2015, Nicola Thorp was sent home from her place of work for refusing to wear shoes with ...

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Gig Decisions Not Ground Breaking

Following last week’s tribunal win for City Sprint bicycle courier, Maggie Dewhurst, plus recent gig...

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Workplace Mediation: Professional Disput...

Individuals who spends a lot of time working together are likely to encounter interpersonal conflict...

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New figures released by health authorities have confirmed that cases of the winter vomiting bug, nor...

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The countdown to Christmas is now well and truly underway. With the days soon to turn into single di...

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The case of Bandara v British Broadcasting Corporation UKEAT/0335/15/JOJ Employers frequently rely ...

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Employment Tribunal System Reforms

The Government has published its consultation document Reforming the Employment Tribunal System. The...

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As an employer, it is important to understand the difference between the National Living Wage and th...

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The Government has launched an inquiry into the future world of work and the gig economy following p...

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The case of Glasgow City Council v Mr Dahhan UKEATS/0024/15 By Amanda Beattie Employers often use se...

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Safeguarding Pregnant Workers

What are the health and safety risks associated with pregnant and breastfeeding workers in the workp...

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Warning on bogus Environmental Health Of...

Police and council officials have issued a warning to businesses to be on their guard for impostors ...

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Each month we'll bring you a selection of real-life questions and answers posed to our team of HR ex...

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Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 19...

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Mental Health Issues Can Cost 42% Salary

Sufferers of mental health problems can earn up to 42% less than their peers, according to new evide...

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Network Rail has been fined £130K after a worker was injured because the supplied work diagram was i...

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In this article, Croner Litigation Expert, Amanda Beattie looks at the key features of the recently ...

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Tougher Safety Sentences

 The Sentencing Council has published new guidelines for sentencing of health and safety prosecution...

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Analysis by Croner into the UK employment tribunal ruling: Opening the floodgates unlikely. The 4th ...

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Dot2dot nursery insurance services & HR experts, Croner, joined forces to give managers a first-...

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HR expert Croner is seeing strong signs that employers have been putting pressure on underperforming...

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Part-Time Workers Miss Out on Occupation...

 Employers warned to remember duty of care to all staff London, 11 July, 2013 Employers should...

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Tesco's recent decision to increase the age at which workers can claim their full pension entitlemen...

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To mark 60 years of the Queen's reign, there will be a special bank holiday to celebrate the Diamond...

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Directors of SMEs no better - and in some cases worse off - than they were in 2007 61% dire...

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Just Over Half of UK Employees Surveyed ...

Croner warns bosses that stressed-out staff could lead to a rise in personal injury claims. Researc...

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HR survey highlights management skills gap. London, 30 August 2011 Confidence in line managers' abi...

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