Discrimination | Can menopause be classed as a disability?
BLOG Written by Laura Cheng on 1 November 2021 Hormone surges caused by menopause can have a significant effect on women’s physical and mental health.
Contractors and volunteers | Are you overlooking the health and safety of non-employees?
BLOG Written on 29 October 2021 When you think about workplace health and safety, your probably think about protecting your workers. However, under Section 3 of
3 progressive HR policies for forward-thinking employers
BLOG Written on 22 October 2021 By now, the long-term effects of COVID on the modern workplace are clear. Most notably, a precedent has been
Making vaccination mandatory | Breaking down the legal position
BLOG Written by James Tamm on 20 October 2021 As employers roll out their back-to-work plans, the issue of whether to make vaccination a compulsory
The dangers of facial recognition | Uber workers bring race discrimination claim
BLOG Written by Kirstie Beattie on 20 October 2021 Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities have evolved dramatically in recent decades, reaching levels unimaginable only a generation
Post-furlough redundancies | What are the alternatives?
BLOG Written on 15 October 2021 On 1 October, the UK’s COVID-19 furlough scheme was officially withdrawn after nearly two years of operation. While the
No jab, no sick pay? Morrison’s cuts the amount paid to unvaccinated staff
BLOG Written by Kirstie Beattie on 1 October 2021 Morrison’s supermarket has announced that it will no longer pay company sick pay for employees who
Estate agent wins sex discrimination claim after being denied flexible working
BLOG Written by Kirstie Beattie on 1 October 2021 A mother who made a flexible working request to allow her to leave work at 5pm
Self-isolation rules and vaccination status | How things have changed
BLOG Written by Charles Spencer on 1 October 2021 Self-isolation is said to be essential to reducing the spread of COVID-19, since it breaks the
Why the proposed changes to flexible working won’t make much practical difference
BLOG Written by James Tamm on 24 September 2021 As businesses finalise their return to work plans, the government is preparing to consult on the
Gen Z | Keeping up with the demands of the next generation of workers
BLOG Written on 21 September 2021 Thanks to increasing life expectancy and decreasing mortality, there is now a greater age range in the workplace than
Do vaccinated employees need to take a PCR test following close contact with a positive COVID-19 case?
BLOG Written on 20 September 2021 While the legal requirement for fully-vaccinated people to self-isolate was revoked in an attempt to put an end to