30 Apr, 2024 Our podcasts are back...we were on a break! By Libby Hubbard After a short break, our employment and pensions podcasts are back! They are crammed with more comments and content on the latest HR...
30 Apr, 2024 Creating safe workplaces for women and men - what can we learn? By Jackie Morris Libby Hubbard Statistically speaking sexual harassment is more of an issue for women in the workplace. That said, all employers would be wise to...
10 Apr, 2024 New employee contribution bands for LGPS By Doug Mullen The annual change to the contributions bands for employees in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has been announced. Employers...
18 Mar, 2024 Wake me up before you pho-to? The use of photographic evidence in cases of sleeping on duty By Jackie Morris The Rochdale by-election made the news recently, with the Labour Party withdrawing support for candidate Azhar Ali following comments...
15 Mar, 2024 Spring cleaning your NMW records... are they ready for your workers to inspect? By Hannah Bollard With the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates increasing in April, it’s never a better time to have a spring clean of your records and for...
12 Feb, 2024 No changes are to be made to English language requirements in care worker visas By Jackie Morris I wrote recently about a Coroner’s case that involved the death of an elderly resident in a care home. In that case, the Coroner made...
31 Jan, 2024 Our first podcast of 2024 has landed - workforce structures and changes afoot By Libby Hubbard Our first podcast of the new year (it's the last day of January, I think we can still call it the new year!) is about workforce...
16 Jan, 2024 Government tweaks statutory paternity leave provisions By Libby Hubbard As we anticipate some flurries of snow this week, so the flurry of employment-related legislation continues! This latest offering, draft...
11 Jan, 2024 Holiday entitlement guidance; heavy on confusion, light on clarification! By Anna Dabek We ended 2023 on a holiday note (see our round-up of 2023) and we are starting 2024 on the same topic. Before the accusations fly that...
21 Dec, 2023 Looking back on 2023... with some Hollywood glamour By Libby Hubbard If 2023 started relatively slowly for HR professionals, then it has certainly picked up pace in the latter months. The new legislation...
19 Dec, 2023 Draft guidance on gender questioning children finally released - an end of term treat for teachers! By Katherine Sinclair Esther Campsall Libby Hubbard If further proof was needed that politicians and teachers are not the greatest of friends, then the publication of draft guidance the...
14 Dec, 2023 Taxing times: changing pension benefits By Doug Mullen The Court of Appeal has confirmed that cash payments to employees agreeing to give up future pension rights are subject to tax and...