From October, new legislation will require businesses to take ‘reasonable’ steps to protect their employees from sexual harassment at work. Employers will have a duty to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment of their employees, under new legislation expected to come into force on 26 October. Under the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010)
As you will all be aware, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a snap election for 4 July 2024, putting to bed months of speculation surrounding the future of the current UK Government. Legislation The election has called into question the status of legislation currently going through parliament, and what this means for the future
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee & Related Holiday Requests As part of the celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the late May bank holiday will be moved to Thursday 2 June 2022, with an additional one on Friday 3 June 2022. This change may have practical and contractual implications, and it is vital that employers
The post-pandemic economic climate promises to be a difficult one for employees and businesses across the board, with the cost of living rising dramatically. The latest inflation figures are at 5.5 per cent, with the cost of many things – including energy – rising dramatically, yet annualised wage growth sitting at just 4.2 per
New research has found that almost one in three workers say they feel unvalued at work despite the fact that staff retention is one of the biggest challenges facing employers in 2022. Lack of recognition at work is causing many employees to consider handing in their notice, according to new research by Adler. The findings come as
Redundancy Appeals Process While redundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissal, as an employer you will need to also show that a fair procedure has been followed. This may in some circumstances involve a pooling and selection process. It will always be expected that an employer should, as a minimum, provide advance warning
How Social Media is facilitating the Solicitation of Clients by Departing Employees Over the past decade, there has been a huge increase in the use of social media platforms by businesses. Social media can be a very effective way in which employees can disseminate information quickly and cost-effectively and it can also be used
Considerations for Employers on the run-up to Christmas 2021 For the past 20 months, the country has been told to lock down, work from home where possible and avoid close contact with others. With the successful roll-out of the vaccination programme and the opening up of the UK once again, many people are keen
Starting pay for all workers hit a record high In September due to an increase in competition for staff, research has found. Experts warn that wage growth will not sustain economic recovery and call on government to work with firms to avoid a “crisis-driven sugar rush”. The latest Report on Jobs survey by the
Homeworking & Flexible Working Scottish employees who work from home suffer with excessive workloads and have poorer work-life balance than those working in the office, a survey has found. The latest Working Lives Scotland report from the CIPD, which polled 1,007 people working in Scotland, found more than a third (37 per cent) of
