The zero-hours contract debate: is the end in sight?
It was reported yesterday that McDonald’s is set to offer employment contracts containing fixed hours to its 115,000 employees employed […]
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Dress code in the workplace: keep your high heels on!
The government has undertaken to produce new guidance on workplace dress codes this summer following a joint report published by […]
EEA – permanent residence applications
Applicants use Form EEA (PR) to apply for, replace or renew a document certifying permanent residence or a permanent residence […]
Matthew Taylor's report on the gig economy – emergent themes
Matthew Taylor, former head of Blair’s Number 10 Policy Unit, is due to publish a report on the gig economy […]
Dealing with personal relationships in the workplace
It has recently been reported in the press that John Neal, the CEO of the Australian headquartered insurance and reinsurance […]
The future of migrant workers in the UK?
With the Prime Minister preparing to trigger Article 50 around 15 March, and so begin the process of Britain’s exit […]
Increase in limits
This week new limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, have been […]
Worker status – Pimlico Plumbers case
Pimlico Plumbers engaged Mr Smith as a plumber for around five and a half years. Four months after he suffered […]
Health and safety sentences: update on the sentencing guidelines one year on
Employers have a general duty to ensure the safety of their employees under section 2 of the Health and Safety […]
The Trade Union Act 2016: coming to an industry near you on 1 March 2017
Following our post on 22 December 2016, “2016: A year of discontent?” the Trade Union Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3 […]
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage set to increase in April
Following our post on 1 December 2016, “National Living Wage to increase by 4 per cent in April“, the draft […]
The case for and against: should we get rid of unpaid internships?
In our article published this week on HRZone, we consider whether or not the UK should ban unpaid internships. This […]