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Remote redundancy | Is consultation via Zoom, email or phone legal?

30th January 2023 No Comments

BLOG Written on 30 January 2023 After Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc, cut 12,000 jobs via email recently, there’s been much debate over the appropriacy

Government launches consultation on holiday pay entitlement for part-year workers

13th January 2023 No Comments

BLOG Written by Lesley Rennie on 13 January 2023 In yet another twist in the ever-evolving landscape of holiday pay and entitlement, yesterday the government

Are you in a redundancy situation?

9th January 2023 No Comments

BLOG Written by Danielle Scott on 9 January 2023 The UK economy is on course to shrink in 2023, forcing UK businesses to make some

8 New Year’s health and safety resolutions your business should consider

4th January 2023 No Comments

BLOG Written on 4 January 2023 With the start of a new decade comes the opportunity to start afresh, and many of us are busy

Martyn’s Law | Businesses could be required to formally assess terrorism risk from 2023

21st November 2022 No Comments

BLOG Written by Nick Wilson on 21 November 2022 On 22 May 2017, 29-year-old Martyn Hett became one of 22 people killed in a terrorist attack

The recent rise in settlement agreements – and employees refusing to sign them

24th October 2022 No Comments

BLOG Written by Lesley Rennie on 24 October 2022 In an increasingly uncertain operating environment in which businesses are facing sustained financial pressure, employers want

Managing menopause in the workplace | Q&A with Sarah Bunker, Senior Solicitor

4th October 2022 No Comments

NEWS Written by Sarah Bunker, Senior Solicitor 1. What is menopause and who does it affect? According to our recent survey, nearly two-thirds (65%) of

Are employees entitled to a day off for the Queen’s funeral?

12th September 2022 No Comments

BLOG Are employees automatically entitled to a day off for the Queen’s funeral? Written by James Tamm on 12 September 2022 Whilst the nation is

Menopause | Legislative reforms that may be coming down the track

11th August 2022 No Comments

BLOG Written by Lesley Rennie on 10 August 2022 As more organisations sign up to the Menopause Pledge, and more discussions about menopause are had in the

Revealed: the common root causes behind ‘wholly avoidable’ workplace accidents

3rd August 2022 No Comments

BLOG Written by Scott Crichton on 3 August 2022 The vast majority of workplace accidents are preventable. Indeed, many of the HSE’s press releases contain phrases such