Employment Law Specialist Reminds Bosses to Ensure Staff Holidays
With many workers’ routines and schedules having undergone a huge change in the wake of the pandemic, staff are left feeling more under…
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Too Hot to Handle… The Workload?
With the recent spell of hot weather and summer temperatures set to rise consistently (Global Warming, I see you!), how have you found…
“Dear Sirs”: Time for Change
As someone who has fairly recently joined the legal profession, I recall being taught on the Diploma in Legal Practice that it is custom to…
Calls for Long Covid to be Recognised as a Disability for Employment Law
Recent reports in the national press indicate that the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is lobbying ministers to designate the…
Immigration Webinar | Right to Work checks 2021
From 1 July 2021, the Home Office have confirmed that new rules for carrying out right to work checks will apply to EEA nationals and…
Changes to Right to Work Checks from 1 July 2021
The Home Office have released their long anticipated guidance on how right to work checks will be carried out from 1 July 2021. Online…
Employment Law | Returning to the Workplace
With the COVID 19 restrictions easing in most parts of Scotland many employers are starting to think about returning to the workplace. Of…
Temporary Covid-19 measures for Right to Work checks due to end (again)
The Home Office have confirmed that the temporary process for Right to Work checks which was put in place during the coronavirus pandemic…
Employment Law | Disciplinary and Grievance Investigations
Do you know how the GDPR applies to disciplinary and grievance investigations?
Disciplinary and grievance procedures inevitably involve…
Returning to the Office? Advice for employers on managing employees and workspace
With the COVID 19 restrictions easing in most parts of Scotland it has got people thinking about their return to the workplace. Of course…
Managing Mental Health in the Workplace: COVID-19
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10 to 16 May 2021. The last year, during the Coronavirus Pandemic, has been a difficult time…
Employment Law | Mental Health and Wellbeing, Employer Support.
With one in four people in the UK likely to be affected by mental ill health at some stage in their lives, employers need to be able to…
Mental Health and Wellbeing Awareness: Working From Home
We are all guilty of failing to make our mental health and wellbeing a priority at times, but the pandemic has taught us the importance of…
Employment Law | Employment Update April 2021
As HR professionals and senior managers, you know only too well the importance of keeping up to date with employment laws and how they may…
Sleeping on the Job?
Being paid to sleep may sound like the dream for some (pun intended); however, the reality is that for some vocations sleep-in shifts are…
Employment Law | Handling Investigations Remotely
Employment Law Partner, Chris Phillips takes you through handling investigations arising from disciplinary and grievance situations at work…
Working From Home or Living at Work?
Prior to March 2020 the number of people working from home was few and far between. Since March 2020 and Lockdown 1.0, this number has…
Employment Law | Monitoring and Managing Employee Performance
Employee monitoring software can give companies a means to monitor employees during the working day. Some may view this as an effective way…
Employment Law | Are you ready for IR35?
After a last minute delay due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the new IR35 rules will come in to force on 6 April 2021. Under these new rules…
Do you have an Adverse Weather Policy for employees?
With weather warnings in place across Scotland and arguably the most snow that the country has seen for many years hitting us in the past…
Immigration | What employers need to know after Brexit
On 1 January 2021, a new points-based immigration system came into effect for EU and non-EU nationals. These changes mean that employers…