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A recent change in UK employment law has brought important updates about how employers must handle sexual harassment at work. Let’s break down what this means for you as an employer. What is the Preventative Duty? As an employer, you now have a clear legal duty to take steps to prevent sexual harassment in your […]
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Employers often make the mistake of not providing their employees with a written statement of particulars, when they start. It may sound very simple, but you will be surprised with the number of employers I meet who do not have the time to do this or just do not think it is important. The Employment […]
With the Christmas period fast approaching us, so is the much-anticipated Christmas office parties. However, while employers may host these events to show their gratitude to their employees, they need to keep in mind that the principle of vicarious liability may extend to activities which occur outside normal working hours. What is Vicarious liability? Vicarious […]
What are restrictive covenants? Restrictive covenants are terms employers may use in the employment contract to protect their business. The employee essentially agrees not to act in a specified manner once they have left your employment. Why it is important to have them? During employment, there are some terms that are implied, such as the implied term of […]
In a recent case (Lee v Ashers Baking Co Limited and others )the Supreme Court held that a Christian bakery did not commit direct sexual orientation discrimination in the provision of goods and services when it refused to fulfil a cake order with a message in support of same sex marriage. Background Mr Lee, […]
Why choose the UK to study? The UK is one of the most attractive places to study. It welcomes approximately 260,000 students every year. It offers diversity, world class teaching, a great place to live, which equips you for the global workplace and a qualification that is recognisable in many countries. How can you study […]
Many employers and HR advisors have asked me what they need to be aware of in terms of changes in employment law due to BREXIT.
If you are an EU national living in the UK, you and your family need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme if you want to continue living in the UK after 31 December 2020. What is the EU Settlement Scheme? The EU Settlement Scheme will allow you and your family to continue to live […]
During the course of the employment relationship or after the employment relationship has ended, an employer may receive a subject access request from an employee. Employees tend to make a SAR request when they have a grievance. The law relating to data protection has recently been updated as a result of the EU General Data […]
Supreme Court confirms that “self-employed” plumbers are workers in the recent case of Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith. Why does employment status matter? A self-employed contractor is paid what is agreed for a certain job to be done. How it is done, and by whom, is not relevant, so long as the job […]
After the UK leaves the EU, EU citizens’ resident status in the UK will be dependent on how long they have lived in the UK and whether they arrived by the end of the implementation period on 31 December 2020, following our exit from the EU. In this particular scenario, the EU national will continue to […]
