Zero hours contracts have been branded as controversial and prone to abuse with a number of employers receiving considerable flak for their use. In fact,
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has stated that employers may prohibit workers from wearing headscarves at work in certain circumstances. The two cases brought
SME business leader and Brexiteer Simon Boyd has written to MPs with a list of Health & Safety laws he wants abolished once the UK
If an employee wants to go to the dentist, doctor or optician in work time, are you obliged to give them the time off? And
In the UK, 200,000 working days are lost each year, at a cost of £40bn or 1. 86% of the country’s GDP. Research carried out
Employers are often left scratching their heads trying to understand the provisions related to time off for dependants – how much time off are employees
The government is seeking views on how best to help disabled people and those with long-term health conditions into the workplace and keep them in
Blog Handling grievances in a quick and efficient manner can be extremely beneficial to an employer – you can maintain good employment relationships, prevent small
Blog Over the last few years, navigating through the murky waters of rules on annual leave and holiday pay has become an extremely hard task.
Recent headlines in the news seem to suggest that employers can now monitor employees’ emails and internet messaging communications. But is this correct? The short
