In the recent case of Miller v Rentokil, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the employer, Rentokil, should have placed their employee, Mr Miller, into a new role on a trial basis, rather than dismissing him.

In a redundancy situation, pregnant employees, and employees on maternity leave, adoption leave or longer periods of shared parental leave (but not paternity leave) must be prioritised over other employees when it comes to being offered suitable alternative employment.

A flexible working request is a formal request to adapt an employee’s working pattern. Popular requests are to work from home, to work part time, to work compressed hours, to have longer lunch breaks, or to use flexitime to work different hours each week.

The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 came into force on 6 April 2024. Employees can now take unpaid time off to help dependants who need long-term care. The right applies from their first day of employment.

The following is a summary of the main changes to statutory rates which apply from 6 April 2024.

The Paternity Leave Amendment Regulations came into force on 8 March 2024 and apply to babies due, adopted or brought into Great Britain for adoption on or after 6 April 2024.

Four years after coronavirus first arrived in the UK, employers can treat it the same as they would any other infectious illness.

If you have ever used these words: I’ve just been promoted – what do I do? I am struggling to delegate – how do you make that judgment call? How do I develop managers under me and create a succession plan?

The UK is at risk of snow and heavy rain over the next few weeks, and such adverse weather conditions can create some difficult issues for employers.

This legislation ensures that some discrimination protections which came from EU law and would have disappeared at the end of 2023 due to Brexit, will remain in force in the UK.