This is a topic which many business owners and employers often find difficult to handle. But it is an area where simply ‘doing nothing’ can lead to future issues and can therefore be costly to ignore. For most, the workplace is where we spend the majority of our waking hours. We are encouraged to … [Read more...]

Many businesses are offered a ‘free HR service’ when they join membership-based organisations or associations, the service being listed as one of the many perks of paying their monthly fee. Whilst this level of support may be sufficient to answer the occasional query you have about employment law … [Read more...]

We are at the beginning of a new decade and that naturally takes our thoughts towards what the next 10 years might look like. As we cover all aspects of HR and Employment Law Services, the CoLaw list of expected industry trends in the 2020’s could be a particularly long one, so instead we have … [Read more...]

Whether you work with 5 people, or 5,000, paying attention to mental health in the workplace has never been more important. 1 in 6 workers in the UK admit to being affected by negative mental health at some-point during their career. Mental health is a spectrum, so reacting quickly when you notice … [Read more...]

A strong team is the foundation of a successful business! However, it only takes one problematic employee to unbalance those foundations. Everyone faces personal issues at one time or another however, if you find an employee with issues cropping up repeatedly then you might have a problem… and when … [Read more...]

Studies have shown peri-menopausal and menopausal symptoms can have a significant impact on the health and well-being of workers in the workplace and knowing how to manage the impact of these symptoms is an essential matter both for workers, managers and their HR companions. The Menopause and the … [Read more...]

From 06 April 2020, new legislation known as The Employment Rights (Employment Particulars and Paid Annual Leave ) (Amendment) 2018 will come into effect which will require all employers to provide terms and conditions of employment to all new employees prior to, or on their first day of employment. … [Read more...]

Many conscientious employers strive to make the work environment a happy and positive place to be. Each year hundreds of surveys are commissioned to identify patterns and trends in employee engagement and satisfaction. But what is the perfect mix of ingredients to ensure your workforce is engaged, … [Read more...]

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently addressed and confirmed the position of whether, or not, social media posts fall within the scope of employment. It has been confirmed that an employer is not responsible, or liable, for social media posts or comments where an employee is not “acting … [Read more...]

Step back to the launch of the EU-General Data Protection Regulations (EU-GDPR) … the hot topic of 2018 … and it’s introduction into UK law, tailored under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).  Has this topic remained present in your day-to-day practices or been left at the front door? Data … [Read more...]

The ECJ holds that employers must have a system for recording daily working time of all workers under the Working Time Directive. In the case of Federación de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE, the ECJ stipulated that employers without a time-recording system in place … [Read more...]

The Court of Appeal has recently handed down an important decision surrounding whether, or not, it is not discriminatory for employers to pay its female employees enhanced maternity pay during periods of maternity leave but only offer the statutory minimum pay entitlements to any employees who chose … [Read more...]

Should a Business require additional support while undertaking a large project, subcontractors can often be considered a more cost-effective option than hiring additional full time / fixed term employees. This is because they have no traditional employment rights such as having no entitlement to … [Read more...]

The 'Good Work Plan' published in December 2018 sets out a way to improve holiday pay arrangements for seasonal workers by extending the reference period from 12 weeks to 52 weeks from 06 April 2020.  This is being brought into force by the Employment Rights (Employment Particulars and Paid … [Read more...]

As of the 6th  April 2019, a new legislation - the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2018 – will require employers to change how their employees pay details are presented on their payslips. This will impact employees that receive variable amounts of pay, … [Read more...]