12 Nov, 2024 New criminal offence -'failure to prevent fraud' By Emma Watt The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) created the new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’...
08 Nov, 2024 How can employers deliver on business and employee needs in times of policy change? By Lauren Broderick With Amazon recently announcing the end of its hybrid working policy, employers are again considering how best to balance business needs...
25 Sep, 2024 Back to work (again): Home Office's right to work guidance updated By Hazel Findlay The Home Office updated the employer’s guide to right to work checks again on 23 September 2024 (and it is stated to apply to right to...
12 Sep, 2024 Buying time: Procurement Act 2023 delayed for essential repairs By Chanel Quigley As you may have seen, the Cabinet Office has announced that the go-live date for the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 23) has been delayed and...
30 Aug, 2024 New right to demand change in hours? By Anna Dabek According to a recent article in The Telegraph, workers in the UK might soon be given new rights to request a four-day working week, with...
14 Aug, 2024 Employer provides a holiday fund savings scheme - What could go wrong? By Hannah Bollard Sometimes employers try to do the right thing and still get it wrong. Lees of Scotland are in that boat right now, having set up a...
25 Jul, 2024 Amendments to Class Q permitted development rights By Mahnoor Butt Changes have been made to Class Q of Part 3, Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) allowing permitted development...
18 Jul, 2024 The King’s speech – High on pomp but low on HR practicalities By Anna Dabek Yesterday's King’s Speech came after an election where big promises were made and an even bigger majority won. The State Opening of...
03 Jul, 2024 Menopause in the workplace - ignorance is not bliss… it’s expensive! The perils of ignoring an OH report By Sarah Harnett Engaging with your occupational health (OH) professional and following their advice formed the basis of our recent podcast. Only two...
05 Jun, 2024 Getting the best out of occupational health providers By Sarah Harnett Our latest podcast episode is now out! This episode covers the ways that you can achieve a positive relationship with your occupational...
31 May, 2024 Dancing with fairness: Navigating internal HR investigations By Anna Dabek Following the recent reports about Giovanni Pernice's teaching methods on Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC has pledged to handle complaints...
23 May, 2024 General Election – what’s ahead for HR? By Anna Dabek With the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday of a 4 July election, the starting gun has been fired and the race is on. But this...