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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 Working Time Regulations (WTR) 1998 implemented the Working Time Directive (93/104/EC) (EWTD). As an employer you must comply with the WTR 1998. Therefore, it is important you understand your obligations. To make this a little easier, we’ve made them into a handy checklist. If you are an employer you must make sure that you: […]
July in the UK means holiday season, the days are longer, the nights are warmer, and the kids are off school, but with 77% of UK workers not using their full annual leave, we do not seem to be making the most of it. Holidays are vital for a happy and productive working body so […]
So we now finally have a new Prime Minister. Things are still a bit uncertain however, and there are so many questions. Particularly for those who have booked holidays to EU countries. With half term starting next week for most children, it’s important that travellers stay up to-date on any new rules that could affect […]
Post-Brexit may not seem like the best time to be contemplating a holiday, but it is summer time, so for the next few weeks we will be focussing on how best to work and enjoy the benefits of a holiday for the working environment. Starting with Holiday Pay. Most workers who work a 5-day week […]
While the full implications of Brexit are yet to be determined, there is one area of law which could be significantly affected, and that is Data Protection. In April this year, the EU adopted a new system called General Data Protection Regulation which will come into force in May 2018. Now that the UK has […]
So it’s actually happened – Britain has voted to leave the EU and many of us are still reeling from the shock. Understandably several of the 3 million EU citizens living in the UK are concerned and anxious what this means for them. The future is unclear. Experts in European and international law can’t even […]
Britain votes to leave the EU. David Cameron resigns and there is a lot of uncertainty. One of the uncertainties remain around Employment law, how will this decision affect rights of workers, will there be changes in employment law? My view is leaving the EU will not make any immediate difference as we have implemented […]
In February of this year Baroness Hamwee and Lord Paddick proposed an amendment to the 2015 Immigration Bill. They suggested that the Tier 1 Investor visa should be abolished. If implemented, this visa route will be closed both to new applicants and those switching their visas into this route from as early as 1 January 2017. Why […]
EU law has been incorporated into UK law in a number of ways. Some of these UK laws (such as TUPE) are secondary legislation whereas some are primary legislation (such as EqA 2010). I consider that the government is likely to keep the majority of EU employment law but with minor modifications. This, however could […]
As an employer, you are bound to encounter a variety of workplace problems over time. Working with people is never easy, especially when you are the one in charge. With great power comes great responsibility, as a famous superhero once said. Thankfully, here at Davenport Solicitors, we have worked with scores of employers over the […]
