Mandatory ethnicity pay reporting set to be debated in Parliament
A petition calling for the introduction of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting for companies with 250 employees or more has […]
Claire McKee
Supporting employees who have suffered domestic abuse
It is timely that the UK government has launched a review of employment rights for survivors of domestic abuse to […]
ICO Guidance: Special Category Data
On 14 November, the Information Commissioner’s Office published guidance on how special category data should be managed under the EU […]
May Bank Holiday 2020
In order to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day in 2020, the government has decided to move the early […]
Investigations: getting the balance right
We are reminded by a recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that the purpose of an investigation should […]
Ponderings on philosophical beliefs
In August 2018 we blogged about the case of Gray v. Mulberry (re-read here). As predicted, this case has now […]
References – to give or not to give?
There is generally no obligation on an employer to give a reference at all. There are, of course, exceptions – […]
Are millennials really taking over our workplaces?
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has this month published a fascinating report as part of its Future of Work […]
Covert recordings: "For the times they are a-changing"
Almost everyone carries around with them a recording device nowadays, in the form of a smartphone or wearable technology. Where […]
Government consultation: "Health is everyone's business"
The government has launched a consultation on ways in which government and employers can take action to reduce ill-health-related job […]
Consultation on the establishment of a new single labour market enforcement body in the UK
Since the publication of the 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Employment Practice and the government’s subsequent Good Work Plan, we […]
Foretelling the future: when can you take into account future ability in recruitment decisions?
When an employer is considering whether to hire, promote or is otherwise taking management decisions about employees, it is fairly […]