5/12/2025 4:19:15 PM Is the UK open for business? Huge changes to immigration proposed in Immigration White Paper By Kerry Garcia The government has today published an Immigration White Paper setting out proposals to reduce net migration. Full details are available...
5/7/2025 9:02:01 AM EHRC interim guidance following the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers By Chelsea Feeney The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued interim guidance following the Supreme Court decision in the case of For Women...
3/31/2025 11:44:31 AM Bad news for employment? Are we going to see unintended negative consequences from the impending changes? By Rebecca Berry This week, it will cost a business more to employ someone than it did last week, with increases to employer's National Insurance...
2/4/2025 5:12:47 PM Asda's price of equal pay By Charlotte Gunn Following in quick succession of the Next case, in the largest ever private sector equal pay claim, a tribunal has confirmed that Asda’s...
2/3/2025 4:36:56 PM Unlocking pensions surpluses for growth By Charlotte Gunn The government has announced forthcoming changes to the regulations governing how employers and pension trustees manage and invest...
1/6/2025 10:18:13 AM Sponsor guidance updated to clarify that employers are prohibited from passing on certain immigration fees to sponsored workers By Azrah Ahmed The Home Office recently updated its Skilled Worker sponsor guidance - Workers and Temporary Workers: sponsor a skilled worker...
11/28/2024 12:48:25 PM Checklist and action plan to assist employers in preventing sexual harassment By Rachel Collins The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have introduced a checklist and action plan to assist employers in complying with the new...
11/18/2024 1:13:58 PM NIC increases: A tipping point for hospitality and retail? By Charlotte Gunn Following the national insurance contribution (NIC) increase to 15% and lowering of the earnings threshold at which employer NICs are...
10/30/2024 2:40:37 PM What does the Autumn Budget mean for Employers? By Charlotte Gunn Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Honourable Rachel Reeves MP, has announced a series of changes to the UK Tax regime in...
10/9/2024 12:18:33 PM New guidance on tipping laws By Charlotte Gunn The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 came into force on 1 October 2024. In addition to the previously published statutory code of...
10/1/2024 1:53:49 PM When Harry met Sally (by the coffee machine) By Charlotte Gunn In the wake of #MeToo, it is increasingly evident that employers should be protecting their staff from any form of sexual harassment. In...
9/4/2024 3:26:21 PM The right to switch off By Frances Rollin Since the obligatory “work from home” rules of the pandemic, many employees have been working from home on a permanent or hybrid basis....