Further to the announcement that an Apprenticeship Levy will be introduced from April 2017 (reported here), the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has
The thorny issue of childcare vouchers and whether these should continue to be provided during maternity leave has been revisited by the Employment Appeal Tribunal
An employee of supermarket chain Aldi was taking a smoking break outside one of their distribution centres when a gust of wind moved an unsecured
There’s a changing attitude toward pollution. How can you play your part? In February 2016 the Royal College of Physicians released a report called Every
Earlier this year we reported on a human rights case relating to an employer looking at an employee’s emails. There has now been another decision
Recent headlines in the news seem to suggest that employers can now monitor employees’ emails and internet messaging communications. But is this correct? The short
We reported back in May 2015 that exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts – which have the effect of stopping an employee working for anyone
BLOG The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) have published a report on bullying within the workplace, which indicates that reported incidences of bullying are increasing. In
Apprentices have become an important part of the Government’s plans to encourage growth in the economy. In August it was announced that companies bidding for
The recent tragic death of a child in a London park when a tree limb collapsed has once again brought into focus the requirement for
