Blog Post Blog Post 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…
Blog Post 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…
Blog Post Blog Post How to make Health & Safety a Priority for your Business 28 April 2022 Noele McClelland Coronavirus | Covid-19, Employment The International Labour Organisation (ILO) marks its World Day for Safety and Health at Work on or around the 28th of April each year.…
Webinars Webinars Employment Law Webinar | Employment Law Update 21 April 2022 Noele McClelland Employment Find out about the latest updates in employment law and be sure that your organisation is up-to-date with the latest developments and…
Blog Post Blog Post The P&O saga continues… 14 April 2022 Noele McClelland Employment As a result of P&O’s disastrous handling of the firing of over 800 staff without notice, the controversial Chief Executive Peter…
Blog Post Blog Post Right to Work Checks: Changes for employers. 1 April 2022 Gurjit Pall Employment, Immigration Important changes to Right to Work checks are being introduced from 6 April 2022 as part of the Home Office move to a digital solution to…
Blog Post Blog Post P&O backlash after 800 staff fired without notice 18 March 2022 Noele McClelland Employment The backlash against P&O Ferries has been swift and fierce after the firm apparently sacked 800 staff by video message without any…
Blog Post Blog Post Can Employees Refuse to Return to the Workplace Post-Pandemic? 11 March 2022 Noele McClelland Employment With the remaining COVID 19 restrictions set to be lifted in Scotland from 21st March 2022, it is important to think about what this means…
Webinars Webinars Employment Law Webinar | Managing Organisational Changes in the Workplace 23 February 2022 Chris Phillips Employment When your organisation needs to adapt to new circumstances, your workforce may also need to transform, both in its size and how people do…
Blog Post Blog Post Kicked out – how animal abuse could end your career 21 February 2022 Debbie Fellows Employment A video showing West Ham United footballer, Kurt Zouma, attacking one of his pet cats attracted huge media attention and significant public…
Blog Post Blog Post Government confirms the immediate withdrawal of the Tier 1 Investor route 18 February 2022 Gurjit Pall Employment, Immigration Yesterday, the UK Government issued a press release confirming that the Tier 1 Investor visa has been closed with immediate effect. The…
Blog Post Blog Post What’s happening in Immigration Law in 2022? 15 February 2022 Gurjit Pall Employment, Immigration Our Immigration Associate, Gurjit Pall, recently hosted a webinar on the key developments in immigration law over the last 12 months and…
Webinars Webinars Employment Law Webinar | Protecting Your Brand 26 January 2022 Amy Jones Employment, Trade Marks, Intellectual Property Brand is crucial to any business owner. From name and slogan to your logo or even colour, these can all be associated with your brand. …
Blog Post Blog Post No jab, no job 24 January 2022 Chris Phillips Employment With the prospect of employees returning to the office on a more permanent basis now that most of the Covid-related restrictions we have…
Blog Post Blog Post Why so blue? 17 January 2022 Noele McClelland Employment Not long ago we were enjoying the festive period, fairy lights brightened up the dark nights, and we were setting good intentions and…
Blog Post Blog Post New Year’s Resolutions? Try Thorntons’ Training Workshops to Get Your HR House in Order 12 January 2022 Debbie Fellows Employment With 2021 thankfully behind us and as we return – slowly – to post-pandemic life both at work and at home, our New Year’s Resolutions for…
Blog Post Blog Post Fear of Covid was not a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010 5 January 2022 Noele McClelland Employment The Employment Tribunal in Manchester has delivered what is thought to be one of the first decisions on Covid and whether a fear of…
Blog Post Blog Post When raising vexatious grievances leads to dismissal 5 January 2022 Noele McClelland Employment From time to time an employer may face multiple grievances from an employee, with the employee refusing to engage with the grievance…
Blog Post Blog Post What’s new in employment law in 2022 3 January 2022 Debbie Fellows Employment The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many anticipated employment law reforms to be put on hold over the last 18 months. Notwithstanding the…
Blog Post Blog Post Temporary extension for fit notes 21 December 2021 Noele McClelland Employment If you blinked you may have missed it, but the UK government has introduced a temporary amendment to the statutory sick pay rules to…
Blog Post Blog Post Office “cheese and wine” & Employee Conduct 13 December 2021 Kerri McIver Employment We are all hoping for a better Christmas this year without any restrictions on how many loved one’s we are able to see on the big day…