The eagerly-awaited Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices has now been published, touching on a wide range of areas of employment law. In this 116
Is your company doing enough to help those from less privileged backgrounds advance their careers? The government has acknowledged that employers could be doing more
Do you have some employees who, no matter how sick they are, turn up to work? This is known as presenteeism and can be just
McDonalds will give its workers the option of moving from a zero hours contract to a fixed contract. The fast food restaurant giant has over
The use of agency workers by UK companies is being questioned by MPs. As part of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s inquiry into
BLOG Written on 6 February 2024 The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires certain large organisations to produce a ‘slavery and human trafficking statement’ on an
An inquiry has been set in motion by the Women and Equalities Committee looking into how employers can support fathers actively seeking to be more
A director of a restaurant in Taunton has been barred for six years for employing illegal workers. From 16th December 2016, the director cannot, either
Ministers have ordered a crackdown on employers in the so-called gig economy who use a high number of self-employed or agency workers amid concerns about
Thinking of hiring an illegal worker? Think again. The government is cracking down on organisations that employ illegal workers. Since July 2016, an employer who
