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Shared Parental Leave and Shared Parental Pay: A Guide for New Parents
Shared Parental Leave was introduced a decade ago to encourage greater paternal involvement in childcare. However, the scheme is facing increasing criticism for failing to meet its intended goals. Despite its aim of allowing parents to share leave and pay after the birth or adoption of a child, analysis reveals that the scheme suffers from […]Read More >
Navigating the UK’s new Employment Law landscape in 2024.
This year, the landscape of UK employment law has undergone a wave of new regulations designed to enhance workers’ rights and protections. Both employers and employees need to navigate this evolving terrain. Employers need to adapt their practices to ensure compliance and avoid potential legal pitfalls. For employees, understanding these new rights is key to […]Read More >
What are the cost changes to civil litigation from October 2023?
The fixed recoverable costs regime is due to extend to most civil cases from 1 October 2023. This is following the recommendations from Sir Rupert Jackson in 2017 and a Ministry of Justice consultation on the report in 2019. Currently, fixed costs only apply in a limited amount of scenarios, however this is to be […]Read More >
Employment Update – April 2020
April tends to be a watershed in the development of employment law in England and Wales. Leaving aside the enormous impact of these past Covid-19 impacted weeks, April 2020 has a number of employment related developments worthy of note. Parental Bereavement As long ago as 2013 and 2014, there were calls for some kind […]Read More >
Furlough – Getting it right
It is a great initiative for businesses but beware of misinformation There has been considerable attention given to the Chancellor’s assistance to employers in the current pandemic. Specifically, employers have been offered a grant where those employers adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak have had a downturn in work for their staff. The assistance available […]Read More >
How Uber Is Transforming Employment Law in the UK
Putting it lightly, it has not been Uber’s year. With every breaking news story comes another crippling blow to the $70bn tech giant. The TFL announcement that they would not be renewing their license to operate in London, having its co-founder forced out as CEO in June and failing to disclose the hack that affected […]Read More >
The end of zero-hour contracts?
Zero-hours contracts or as some call them ‘hire and fire’ contracts, have been a hot topic of debate for years.Read More >
Greater protection for self-employed contractors
There may be greater protection for thousands of independent contractors working as self-employed contractors following a recent decision of the Court of Appeal.Read More >
A Quick Glance at the Year Ahead in Employment Law
A quick glance at the year ahead in Employment LawRead More >
The Right to Monitor Employees Emails
The Right to Monitor Employees EmailsRead More >