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…
Employment
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…
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…
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…
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…
Employment Law | Are you ready for 2021?
With 2020 now behind us, Employment Law Associate Amy Jones looks at what employment law updates we can expect to see in 2021.
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What to expect in Employment Law in 2021
2020 was quite a year for employers in respect of having to adapt quickly and efficiently in the face of effectively a national lockdown…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extended once again to 30 April 2021
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday that the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to be extended an additional month…
Stay at Home to Stay Safe, but how safe are we working from home?
In February 2020 around 5.7% of workers in the UK worked from home. As a result of the pandemic that figure has now grown to around…
Employment Law | Remote Working: HR Questions Answered
Most people did not anticipate that remote working would become the norm for a substantial number of the workforce when the pandemic hit in…
Job Retention Scheme: An update and key deadlines
On 31 October 2020, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was unexpectedly extended until March 2021 to allow employers to continue…
Employment Webinar: Managing Employees Remotely
With around 40% of the UK workforce still working from home, it is likely this will continue through the winter months. Homeworking is a…