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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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The NHS surcharge allows you to use the NHS services. You can only use it once you have paid the surcharge (or you are exempt from it) and your visa or immigration application has been granted. You may need to apply for the NHS surcharge as part of your application, which is dependant upon what […]
Case study: Discrimination- Jerome Stern, chief executive of J Stern & Co is accused of constructively unfairly dismissing employee and victimisation. Some of you may have read the Evening Standard yesterday. There was an article about a former client manager for a private bank in Knightsbridge who has lodged a claim at the Tribunal against […]
All Employers should be aware that it is unlawful to employ someone who does not have the right to live and the right to work in the UK or who is working in breach of their conditions of stay. Employers should comply with their obligation to prevent illegal working. They must: Carry out “right to […]
An employer could start formal disciplinary action against an employee if they have concerns about their work, conduct or absence. Before taking formal disciplinary action or dismissing an employee, an employer may try to raise the matter informally with the employee. However, they can go straight to their formal disciplinary or dismissal procedures. A disciplinary […]
Organisations change continuously, however many are faced with a dilemma when they have an employee returning from maternity leave. How should they approach her? Can they offer her new terms? Is there going to be a sex discrimination claim against them? It is important for businesses to understand key facts when dealing with an employee […]
In a landmark case, it has been decided that Employment tribunal fees are unlawful and they have been abolished. As every Employment Tribunal fee applied since 2013 has been collected illegally, the Government will need to provide a refund. The Employment tribunals have taken immediate steps to stop charging fees for proceedings in the Employment […]
How many times have you wondered whether you should provide a reference for an ex-employee? Do you have to? How much information do you have to provide? What you need to know is that there is no general duty to give a reference in respect of an existing or former employee, although a duty may […]
Days left until the general election and I am still not sure which party to vote for, but for me employment law issues are very important and therefore I need to know where the parties stand when it comes to employment issues. Whether you are an employee or employer you would want to know which […]
With Brexit creating a great deal of animosity within the current economic climate and current workplaces, if it wasn’t enough, since 6 April 2017 the government has made it mandatory for large private and voluntary sector employers to comply with the gender pay gap reporting regulations (GPG) under the Equality Act 2010. Who does it […]
Leaving the EU will inevitably have substantial changes in future employment legislation and regulation. A big part of UK employment legislation is derived from EU law which includes but is not limited to: The Equality Act 2010 Discrimination rights Collective consultation obligations Transfer of undertaking regulations Family leave Working time regulations and duties to agency […]
