Mar 24, 2023 ICO updates guidance on use of artificial intelligence By Emily Hocken The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published an updated version of its guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) and data...
Mar 24, 2023 Shortage Occupation List updated: good news for the construction sector but a blow for hospitality By Kerry Garcia The latest proposed additions to the Shortage Occupation List, which sets out those roles which the government deems are particularly...
Mar 16, 2023 Employment priorities in the Spring Budget By Frances Rollin One of the stated priorities of the Spring Budget is employment. The Chancellor announced a number of employment-focussed measures...
Mar 02, 2023 Are you "tech shaming" your younger colleagues? By Emily Hocken Generation Z are widely viewed as being the most technologically literate age group, having been brought up in an information age and...
Jan 09, 2023 How soon will it be before we're all working in the metaverse? By Emily Hocken In many industries, businesses are turning their backs on traditional ways of working post-pandemic and have adopted hybrid working...
Jan 05, 2023 Changes to flexible working legislation proposed in the government's consultation response By Emily Hocken The Department for Business, Education & Industrial Strategy has published a response to its 2021 consultation on flexible working which...
Nov 29, 2022 National NHS guidance published on support measures for menopausal women in the NHS By Helena Rosenstein Following on from the Menopause in the Workplace podcast which my colleague, Chantelle, and I recorded last month, it is really...
Nov 28, 2022 M&S employee made redundant during the pandemic unfairly dismissed due to her dyslexia By Emily Hocken A former employee of Marks and Spencer (M&S) has been awarded over £50,000 in compensation after it was found that she had been unfairly...
Nov 23, 2022 Long-term sickness absence is at a record high By Rebecca Berry There has been a marked increase in the number of people absent from work due to mental illness, and other disabilities. This increase is...
Nov 17, 2022 Employers advised to take seriously instances of accent discrimination By Sarah Taylor The Sutton Trust, campaigners for social mobility, have recently published a report on the prevalence of accent discrimination in the UK,...
Nov 17, 2022 Does supporting a football team amount to a protected belief? By Helena Rosenstein In a timely judgement given the imminent start date of the first winter World Cup, a tribunal has ruled that even lifelong support of a...
Nov 16, 2022 The King's coronation - an extra day's holiday? By Rachel Collins The Prime Minister has announced an additional bank holiday on 8 May 2023 to mark the coronation of his His Majesty King Charles III,...