Managing long-term sickness absence
An employee absent on long-term sickness resulting in leave can pose a number of challenges,…
August 31, 2022 By Carrianne Matta
Impartiality in misconduct at work cases
Employers frequently complain that they face too much red tape in firing an employee following…
August 18, 2022 By Mark Roby
Sleep-in shifts – do employers have to pay national minimum wage?
Are employees entitled to be paid the national minimum wage for sleep-in shifts if they…
August 8, 2022 By Ellie Hibberd
Irregular Hours and Annual Leave – How is holiday calculated?
We have now seen the final chapter in the long-running matter of Brazel v Harpur…
July 26, 2022 By Ellie Hibberd
Should Employers be Helping Employees with the Cost of Living Crisis?
The ongoing ‘cost of living crisis’ presents a real challenge for both employees and employers…
July 6, 2022 By Laura McFadyen
How to address recruitment and retention challenges for the leisure and tourism sector
There are particularly acute recruitment and retention challenges for leisure and tourism employers. We are…
July 4, 2022 By Laura McFadyen
HR Managers – responsibilities and challenges
How do HR managers walk the tricky tightrope between pressure to enable an organisation to…
July 4, 2022 By Mark Roby
Get to know your legal advisor – Carrianne Matta
Who is Carrianne Matta and what drew her to become an employment lawyer? In this…
July 4, 2022 By Carrianne Matta
Employer do’s and do not’s – Maternity leave employers rights
A recent survey has highlighted that some employers could do with guidance on dealing with…
July 1, 2022 By Laura McFadyen
Pre-work trial – key considerations
The difficulties of recruitment are well-publicised at the moment. However, it’s still something which takes…
June 6, 2022 By Ellie Hibberd
International HR Day 2022
Friday 20 May is International HR Day, so we wanted to take this opportunity to…
May 19, 2022 By Mark Roby
Workplace Loneliness: Identifying the risk and how to support your staff
How can employers identify the risks and help support their staff against workplace loneliness? In…
May 10, 2022 By Laura McFadyen