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 […]
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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 […]
CitySprint courier delivered employee status by employment tribunal
In another case focusing on the gig economy, the London Central Employment Tribunal has ruled that a CitySprint bike courier […]
New penalties in place under the Immigration Act 2016
The Immigration Act 2016 is now in force and its substantive provisions seek to reflect the Home Office’s aim of […]
Criminal record check for Tier 2 UK migrants
From 6 April 2017 those applying to come to the UK to undertake certain jobs, along with their adult dependants, […]
Insight: UK Employment Law Round-up – December 2016
Welcome to the December edition of our employment law round-up. In this edition, we couldn’t fail to give you an […]