On Sunday 10 May, the Prime Minister announced three steps to get the economy up and running: Step 1 – Individuals can go to work if they can’t work from home but should avoid public transport. Step 2 – Phased re-opening of…
Employment law is a rapidly changing arena, therefore we have set out a list of some of the imminent changes that will affect employers and individuals in the coming months. Note: this article contains no mention of events due to…
4th February is named National Sickie Day. National statistics have revealed that the first Monday in February is the most popular day for staff to pull a sickie. Despite January being finally over, the recent big freeze has lent itself to…
October marks pregnancy and infant loss awareness month with baby loss awareness week marked specifically between 9 to 15 October. Taboo It remains a silent subject, one that is rarely acknowledged, let alone openly spoken about. This year a number of charities…
The long awaited Taylor Review was published on 11 July 2017 amid much media attention. The report, which was commissioned by Theresa May in 2016, seeks to undertake a wide-ranging review of employment legislation and practice in light of recent changes…
This week (8-14 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week and it is receiving a great deal of publicity. We therefore thought it a good time to look at the issue of mental health from an HR perspective. Why should mental health…
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the following proposed increases to statutory pay, including maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay benefits, from April 2017. The weekly rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) will be £89.35 The weekly rate of statutory…
This question was considered in the case of Private Medicine Intermediaries Ltd and Others v Hodkinson EAT 134/15. Miss Hodkinson suffers from a number of ailments including thyroid dysfunction and cardiac arrhythmia. It is accepted that she is disabled within…
Maybe not. In the case of BT Managed Services Limited v Edwards and Another, UKEAT/0241/14, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employee who was on long-term sick leave and receiving permanent health insurance was not assigned to…
