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The Perfect Storm – Homeworking and Skilled Worker shortages in the Information and Communications sector

8 September 2022
Andrew Wallace
Employment, Immigration

This blog post will look at what Home Office Licenced Sponsors need to do to ensure that they are meeting their duties and responsibilities…

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Veganism, the SNP, and Rangers FC: What’s in a Philosophical Belief?

8 September 2022
Employment

Section 10 of the Equality Act 2010 law covers three different types of belief: religion, religious belief, and philosophical belief. The…

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Employment Law Webinar | Managing and Calculating Holiday Pay for Atypical workers.

25 August 2022
Noele McClelland
Employment

A worker’s right to minimum paid annual leave is clearly set out in the Working Time Regulations 1998. Whilst the amount of leave…

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Scale-up Visas: A new immigration route

22 August 2022
Jacqueline Moore
Employment, Immigration

The Scale-up Visa route comes into force today on 22 August 2022. The Scale-up Visa is a key visa route in the Home Office Plan for Growth,…

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The Cost of Living Crisis – Advice for Employers

10 August 2022
Noele McClelland
Employment

Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), hit 9.4% in the year to June – the highest level for 40 years, in the face of…

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Working Time Holidays and Atypical Workers: the challenges following Harpur Trust v Brazel

4 August 2022
Noele McClelland
Employment

At the end of July, the Supreme Court issued its decision in a case concerning the entitlement to annual leave, and pay for that leave,…

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Zero hours’ contracts: on the fringe of acceptability?

2 August 2022
Chris Phillips
Employment

Zero-hour contracts, sometimes also known as casual contracts are typically used where an employer needs flexibility to meet short term…

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The Great Resignation: How to retain good employees

27 July 2022
Employment

The Great Resignation is the term used to describe the ongoing trend in which large number of employees are changing jobs. Possible causes…

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Is time up on the gig economy?

19 July 2022
Chris Phillips
Employment

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) made headlines recently after their campaign to highlight that some of their members…

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Hybrid Working – Tips for Employers

19 July 2022
Employment

Businesses have gone through a lot of changes over the past couple of years with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and companies now…

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The four-day work week: An ambitious pipe-dream or a welcome reality?

14 July 2022
Employment

The four-day working week is the innovative idea currently being trialled across 60 British companies following a dramatic increase in…

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The gig economy: where should we go from here?

14 July 2022
Chris Phillips
Employment

Following the widely reported debate around employment status prompted in part by the disputes which resulted in cases such as Pimlico…

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GPS sackings latest setback for some gig economy workers

8 July 2022
Chris Phillips
Employment

The Guardian reported this week on a number of drivers working for a company called Stuart who have, according to their union, lost their…

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Workplace bullying investigation: Buckingham Palace findings remain private

6 July 2022
Noele McClelland
Employment

The review that was initiated in March 2021 investigated the response to claims made about the alleged bullying of staff. According to…

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Staff Contracts – Getting Them Right

1 July 2022
Michael Royden
Employment, Healthcare

Dental practices rely upon many things to operate – premises, equipment, and the obvious….patients. However, without staff, the practice…

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More healthcare professionals to be given powers to certify fit notes

29 June 2022
Noele McClelland
Employment

When an employee is off work for more than seven days their absence needs to be certified by way of a Statement of Fitness for Work, also…

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Working with Dementia

26 May 2022
Chris Phillips
Employment

Dementia Awareness Week 30 May to 5 June 2022 Dementia is often mistaken as something which happens when we get older, but it’s…

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Employment Law Webinar | Hybrid Working & How to make it work

24 May 2022
Andrew Wallace
Employment

As Covid-19 restrictions have eased, many organisations have progressed from fully working at home to welcoming employees back to the…

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Are Employees Entitled to the Extra Bank Holidays for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee?

23 May 2022
Noele McClelland
Employment

On the 6th of February this year Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years…

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Queen’s Speech 2022: Employment Law overview

13 May 2022
Chris Phillips
Employment

On 10 May 2022 the Queen’s speech was delivered by HRH The Prince of Wales standing in for the monarch, who missed the ceremony for the…

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Mental Health Awareness Week group discussion — Blog Post

What should employers learn this Mental Health Awareness Week?

12 May 2022
Noele McClelland
Employment

Mental Health Awareness Week 9-15 May, this year’s theme is ‘Loneliness’ Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness…