LABOUR'S FAIR WORK AGENCY
Off the back of the publication of Labour’s plans to “Make Work Pay”, Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Future Work, Angela Raynor has given further details to…
TRIBUNAL DELIVERS SECOND CLASS JUDGMENT
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently ruled - in Bugden v Royal Mail Group Ltd – that the Employment Tribunal had failed to…
"MUST WATCH" EVENTS DURING THE 9 TO 5?
The Summer of 2024: “Must watch” events during the 9-5?
Euro 2024 has already been packed with major day-time events, and that is only going to increase over the next…
WELCOME SAM BUTLER
I began my legal career at the international law firm, DLA Piper, and was fortunate to work on large global deals as well as national and high profile litigation. I then spent 12 months in-house with…
A ROUGH RECEPTION
Law firm receptionist loses disability discrimination claim earlier this month, Croydon Employment Tribunal (ET) handed down its reasoning in a case concerning Kent-based law…
A DEAL OR NO DEAL?
On 24 May 2024, Labour published its updated ‘New Deal for Working People’ to mixed reception. Even the Unions were split: whilst UNISON welcomed the proposals, Unite described it as having…
A GOVERNMENT PAY TRANSPARENCY PILOT ABANDONED
The government has confirmed it will no longer be piloting a Pay Transparency scheme, aimed at reducing pay inequality…
MOVING MORE FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH
The theme of this year's Mental Health Week was ‘Moving more for our mental health’ - so here's the Horsfield Menzies Team chasing those feel-good endorphins…
WORKPLACE ABSENCE - SUNAK IS 'SICK OF IT'
The use of fit notes has hit the headlines recently as a result of Government issuing a ‘call for evidence’ on the reform of fit notes and our current Prime Minister…
1000 MATTERS!
Congratulations to Matthew Brawn who is our 1000th matter. To mark this milestone we've donated to a charity of Matthew's choosing! Here's to the next 1000!
HR MATTERS LIVE IN LONDON REVIEW
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…
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…
INVESTIGATION INSIGHTS
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…
REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS
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…
IMMIGRATION WEBINAR
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…
GUIDANCE ON NEW RATES APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYMENT LAW
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…
APRIL IS STRESS AWARENESS MONTH
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…
HR MATTERS LIVE IN LONDON
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 CARERS LEAVE ACT 2023
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…