The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) published the government’s response to its flexible working consultation. The response confirms that employees will gain the right to request flexible working from the first day of their employment. The report states that removing the … Read More
Following the COVID pandemic, many workplaces have been forced to change the way that their office functions. As a result, the future working landscape appears to be a more hybrid, flexible model of working both in the office and from … Read More
The Home Office has announced that from 6 April 2022, the right to work of those who hold a biometric residence card (BRC), biometric residence permit (BRP) or frontier worker permit (FWP) can only be done online. What will employers … Read More
There is not a lot of new legislation coming in in 2022 but there are a few changes. National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage There are wage increases employers will need to factor in. From 1 April 2022, the National Living … Read More
Below we set out some significant dates and changes to employment law this year. Please do not hesitate to get in contact if you would like to discuss any of these. 1st April 2021 National minimum wage National Living Wage … Read More
With most employees working from home, for employers this can bring advantages and disadvantages. One of the key disadvantages is that employers may feel that they are not getting as much out of their employees as they would if they … Read More
The Coronavirus Job Extension Scheme has been extended until 31 March 2021 across the UK. The Government has issued 11 sets of Guidance on the operation of the new scheme, below we detail the key points in the new Guidance. … Read More
If you are an aggrieved party seeking to take action and resolve a dispute then, depending on the nature of the dispute and any prior agreement between the parties, you may have a choice as to which method of dispute … Read More
On 24 September 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the existing furlough leave scheme will be replaced on 1 November by a new Job Support scheme to aid businesses during another six months of tighter coronavirus restrictions. The scheme will … Read More
The Job Retention Scheme enables employers who have no work for employees to receive financial support from the government to pay these employees while they are on leave or furloughed and not able to work. The key features of the … Read More
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