Employment And Hr Services Articles
The countdown to Christmas is in full swing and the excitement is mounting both at home and at work. For most, Christmas means a few days off from work celebrating with friends and family but for the employer this can be a logistical nightmare with cover to organise, parties to prepare for and a workplace to keep happy.
Subject Access Requests are nothing new and have been part of the Data Protection Act 1988 (DPA) since it was formed. In line with GDPR going live, from 25 May 2018 a new Subject Access Request regime will come in to force with changes being made to the current format.
The latest and seemingly final edition of the long running battle between Gary Smith and Pimlico Plumbers was deliberated in the Supreme Court last week. For a breakdown of the preceding Court of Appeal decision see here: http://www.lawson-west.co.uk/articles/pimlico-plumbers-b0576a93-ee94-4d10-b75c-f58aedc8eb8d. The finding of worker status was based on the lack of an effective right to substitution and the level of control that was exerted by Pimlico.
At Lawson-West we can help you and your organisation to understand the importance of pregnancy and maternity rights within the workplace.
Equal pay for equal work and equal pay for work of equal value. These are the two key concepts that underpin UK legislation in regard to pay equality.
They are things that sound simple, but the latter point about work of equal value is where the controversy and confusion arises. What is work of equal value is a question that is being argued in a number of high profile recent cases, involving such mammoth employers as the BBC, ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
The Supreme Court decision on 26th July 2017 declared Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal fees unlawful and abolished them with immediate effect but what does this mean practically for employers?
The Christmas party season can be a difficult one for employees and employers to navigate. It is a balancing act between ensuring employees enjoy themselves, yet maintain standards that are to be expected at a work event...
The number of employment tribunal claims fell by almost 20% in the quarter following the introduction of fees in 2013. Official quarterly employment tribunal statistics...
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has urged SMEs to plan ahead for auto-enrollment to pension schemes to avoid unnecessary costs and also guarantee they get access to the best advice and pension schemes...
A survey commissioned by employee benefits company Unum has discovered that as many as a third of employees would consider leaving their employer over wellbeing concerns...
The new Collective Redundancies & Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2014, (known as TUPE 2014), will come into force tomorrow, 31 January...
New research by the Institute of Leadership and Management has found that nearly half of UK managers work at least one extra day of overtime per week...
Recruitment firm Reed have published a report showing that more employees value good communications skills in their managers than value strong leadership qualities...
Further to its promise in 2015, the government has now confirmed that the National Living Wage for 25+ year olds will come into force on 1st April this year...
From 1st July employers will need to take overtime and commission into account when calculating holiday pay, so that it is calculated on an employee’s actual earnings...
The flexible working regulations 2014 come into force on 30th June and give all workers who have been employed for 26 weeks the right to request flexible working...
A new survey from Regus has shown that more than half of employers are reporting an increase in stress-related illness in the workplace since the economic downturn began, but, that flexible working can actually reduce work-related stress...
