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

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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 certainty around

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Blog Written by Sarah Bunker and Andy Hall on 27 September 2022 From the pandemic to the cost of living crisis, the upheaval of the

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BLOG Written by Lesley Rennie on 19 July 2022 The controversial Forstater case came to a climax this month (subject to a hearing to decide

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A war of words | Managing employees’ political views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

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BLOG Written by Lesley Rennie on 13 April 2022 The war in Ukraine, and the daily news reports of fatalities, continues to spark conversation in

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BLOG Written on 2 June 2021 Last month, with businesses such as British Gas making headlines, our Director of Legal Services, James Tamm, spoke about

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For all employers, absences are very disruptive. In some sectors, if someone calls in sick, the work can wait. However, in the care sector, the

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