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Privacy vs practicality | Are you entitled to know the reason for an employee’s sickness absence?

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BLOG Written on 14 July 2025 When an employee calls in sick, it’s natural for employers to want to understand the situation. However, questions around

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BLOG Written by Suzie Green on 30 April 2025 In October 2024, the UK government introduced the Employment Rights Bill – a significant piece of

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BLOG Written by Stuart Watkins on 9 April 2025 Of the many changes contained in Labour’s Employment Rights Bill (ERB), one of the most significant

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Understanding the legalities of mandated office returns

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Updating the Equality Act definition of ‘sex’ | EHRC opinion and considerations for the workplace

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BLOG Written by Alexandra Farmer on 30 May 2023 The Equality Act 2010 provides protection from discrimination on the grounds of a number of protected

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King’s Coronation bank holiday | Do employees have a right to time off on 8 May?

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