Neonatal Leave

Neonatal Leave

Starting from 6 April 2025, the UK will implement the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, introducing significant support for parents of newborns requiring extended hospital care. This legislation provides eligible parents with up to 12 weeks of neonatal care...
New Year Resolutions

New Year Resolutions

At the start of another new year, many employers are focussed on making positive changes in their workplace, and addressing issues which were postponed over the busy Christmas period. Here are a few topics which you may wish to address as New Year’s Resolutions....
Christmas

Christmas

With Christmas fast approaching, this article deals with some common seasonal employee issues. The weather is terrible and my employees can’t get to work. Depending on the job role, you might be able to ask your employees to work from home or from an alternative...
Government Announced Details of Employment Rights Bill

Government Announced Details of Employment Rights Bill

On 10 October 2024, the Government announced details of the Employment Rights Bill. The Bill brings forward twenty eight employment law reforms, many of them mirroring those set out by Labour in its ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’. The main measures include: making the right...
Discrimination, Victimisation, Bullying and Harassment

Discrimination, Victimisation, Bullying and Harassment

Discrimination, harassment, victimisation and bullying are terms which are sometimes confused in employment law. Each has a distinct meaning, although there is some overlap. Discrimination is less favourable treatment which is unlawful and which is not objectively...
Company Sick Pay

Company Sick Pay

There is often confusion around the rules of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Company Sick Pay, and the regulations are likely to be changed soon by the Labour government. If an employee is too ill to work for a period of at least four consecutive calendar days, this is...