Employment Law

Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, where people who follow Islam will fast every day for at least 30 days from dawn to sunset. There are a number of factors that should be taken into consideration during Ramadan as it may affect each individual differently so support may need

Minimum wage – 1st April 2022  From 1st April 2022 the National Minimum wage will increase, these are as follows:   National Living Wage (23+) to increase from £8.91 to £9.50 National Minimum Wage (21-22) to increase from £8.36 to £9.18 National Minimum Wage (18-20) to increase from £6.56 to

Recent Tribunal rulings and statutory awards to haunt you! Flexible working – indirect discrimination A mother has recently been awarded nearly £185,000.00 by an employment tribunal after her flexible working request was denied, but why? Well, Alice Thompson put in a statutory flexible working request to work shorter hours so

According to HSE 526,000 workers were suffering with work-related stress, depression or anxiety (new or long-standing) in 2016/17 and a total of 12.5 million working days were lost because of these illnesses. Employers should not ignore these statistics.In recent years more and more awareness has been raised about the effects

Many employers may not even be aware that TUPE exists, let alone have asked the question “What is TUPE?” Ignoring this business regulation however, may see you in breach of employment law and in front of an employment tribunal. So what do you need to know? TUPE is short for

As an employer, you know it’s important to keep an eye on your employees’ performance and undertake effective performance management. You may even know all too well the difficulty of managing an employee who isn’t producing the standards of work you expect from them. Poor performance however, cannot be treated

Under the Employment Act 2002, all new employees need to be provided with a written statement of terms and conditions, a document which is more commonly known as an employment contract. If you’ve ever tried to write up an employment contract for a new employee, you may have realised that