The beautiful IOD building in Pall Mall was the venue for this week's very first HR MATTERS LIVE Event. The workshop looked at the latest updates and news from the world of HR, employment law and workplace investigations from…

Attributing another person’s intent… When determining whistleblowing detriment …No, this is not just another clever (?) rhyming couplet, but a summary of the main issues which came up in the recent…

One of the many highlights from our recent HR Matters Live event was the interview that we conducted with Mick Confrey, Managing Director of Intersol Global, the workplace investigations experts. Mick was kind enough to share with us…

Where someone is unable to continue in their present job, due to a health condition, will it be a reasonable adjustment to move them into a different, vacant role, on a trial…

Join our immigration expert Chris Dias for an update of the latest changes to the Skilled Worker route. This will be relevant for anyone who is involved in the sponsorship process or maintenance of the SMS system as a Level 1 User. For further information contact Chris Dias…

In April each year, at the start of a new tax year, the statutory limits on payments are reviewed and increased. The key changes for the 2024/5 tax year are…

Stress Awareness Month is a national, annual campaign aimed at raising awareness about the impact of stress and poor mental health on our lives and opening up dialogue about ways to reduce stress and remove stigma around the topic…

This is your exclusive invitation to our London panel discussion, where our team of specialists will be talking through the ‘need to know’ employment updates of 2024. We will then be hosting a discussion with investigation specialists…

The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 – expected 6 April 2024 From day one of employment, employees will be entitled to request up to one week’s unpaid leave per year to provide or arrange care for a dependant with a long-term care need…

As we celebrate our third birthday as a firm, we are struck by this quote from a parenting manual, “It's very common for 3 year olds to push boundaries or act out on occasion. Tantrums and meltdowns, as well as asserting their independence by saying…

Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 The Act will provide employees with the right to take up to 12 weeks paid leave where their baby requires specialist neonatal care following birth…

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 The Act will introduce a new…

Protect (the whistleblowing charity) has announced a 23% increase in calls to its advice line in 2023 compared with 2022. The largest percentage…

We last reported on menopause in the workplace in our January 2023…

This month we were intrigued to read about the case of Stephen Lwanga…

The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 From 6 April 2024, employees who are pregnant or returning from maternity, adoption or shared parental leave …

Expected to come into force 6 April 2024 From day one of employment, employees will be entitled to request flexible working (removing the current need for 6 months’ service before a request is made…

The EAT has reached a rather lenient decision in the case of Leaney v Loughborough University.
The case involved an academic who had worked for Loughborough University for over 40 years. From January 2019 until June 2020…

We posted recently about Mr Borg-Neal, the individual who secured a 6-figure compensation award against Lloyds Banking Group plc when the Tribunal decided he had been unfairly dismissed for using the ‘N’ word…

Some of us may have experienced a sense of déjà vu on learning of the Government’s announcement on 29th January of a consultation into the structure and level of proposed fees for using…