Blog For employers, what is most attractive about using agency workers is that there are fewer obligations than when employing permanent staff. But is it
BLOG Written on 6 February 2024 The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires certain large organisations to produce a ‘slavery and human trafficking statement’ on an
We look at four key cases that the employment tribunals and courts will be considering in 2017 and which employers and HR professionals need to
As 2016 draws to a close, we reflect on some prominent tribunals and cases brought before courts, the new laws introduced and companies put under
BLOG Fixed-term contracts can be very useful to cover a period of maternity leave or long-term sick leave, to do a job where funding has
It has not been a good few days for retailers. Firstly, an Employment Tribunal gives the green light to thousands of women who work at
Retail giant Asda is faced with a potential £100m bill in an equal pay dispute that sounds a warning to employers. An Employment Tribunal has
The biggest danger employers face when drafting job adverts is falling foul of discrimination law. What can you say and what can’t you say? The
A Canterbury school has been fined £18,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £10,000 after a seven-year-old boy needed CPR during a swimming lesson.
The dust is yet to settle on the referendum result. The main political parties are in turmoil, and the heads of the European Union are
