Employers cannot discriminate on the basis of the ‘protected characteristics’ specified in the Equality Act 2010. These protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage
What does 2017 hold in store for employers and HR professionals? We look at five key laws that will come into effect. 1 Changes to
We look at four key cases that the employment tribunals and courts will be considering in 2017 and which employers and HR professionals need to
Unlike many other countries around the world, there are no specific statutory rights for workers to take leave for compassionate or bereavement reasons in the
Blog Issuing payslips is normally a routine process and you may not give a lot of thought to the legislation behind it all. In fact,
As 2016 draws to a close, we reflect on some prominent tribunals and cases brought before courts, the new laws introduced and companies put under
BLOG Fixed-term contracts can be very useful to cover a period of maternity leave or long-term sick leave, to do a job where funding has
Amazon has come under fire for the working conditions at its Dunfermline warehouse in Scotland. Approximately 1,500 permanent staff work at the Dunfermline site, with
Research from the think tank Resolution Foundation has highlighted that there are currently 865,000 agency workers – this number has increased by 30% in the
