Aug 14, 2024 Life after #MeToo – Employers must not wait until sexual harassment happens before taking action By Katherine Sinclair Seven years after the #MeToo movement in 2017 and five years after the UK government consultation on workplace sexual harassment in 2019,...
Aug 08, 2024 EHRC guidance on protected characteristic of sex By Jackie Morris Newly updated guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was published last month concerning ‘discriminatory adverts’....
Jan 11, 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...
Dec 19, 2023 Draft guidance on gender questioning children finally released - an end of term treat for teachers!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If further proof was needed that politicians and teachers are not the greatest of friends, then the publication of draft guidance the...
Feb 16, 2023 Bad investigations lead to bad outcomes and let bad behaviours continue By Anna Dabek Reading excerpts from the case of Mobbs v Weetabix could put most people off their breakfast! Whether you keep munching or reach for...
Feb 09, 2023 Listen 'without prejudice' By Libby Hubbard Apologies - this is not a blog of homage to the late great George Michael but rather a shameless use of his timeless album title to...
Feb 08, 2023 Three Cs for part-year contracts - comprehensive, clear and consistent By Katherine Sinclair Part-year workers and employees are getting a lot of attention at the moment! Holiday was and still is the subject of much debate thanks...
Sep 29, 2022 Face to face for employers and landlords – right to rent/work checks By Emma Hardman Anna Dabek The Government has announced the lifting of one of its remaining Covid-19 measures. From 1 October 2022 landlords carrying out...
Apr 05, 2022 April guidance: it’s as woolly as the new lambs! By Libby Hubbard Do you remember that feeling when school was out… for the last time? No rules, no one telling you what you should do. I am feeling a...
Mar 03, 2021 Furlough; not just fur-now but fur-longer! By Libby Hubbard As has been anticipated and widely leaked, the Chancellor has confirmed that Furlough (or officially the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme...
Feb 17, 2021 More staff to be asked to shield - some difficult choices ahead for employers By Matthew Wort The new Covid-19 risk prediction model will see an additional 1.7 million people being recommended to follow shielding guidance until at...
Jan 20, 2021 Government resists calls for legal right to furlough for parents and carers By Libby Hubbard This request during parliamentary questions, arose following a TUC survey of 50,000 women which suggested that 71% of working mothers,...