A self-employed person is an independent contractor who runs their own business. Self-employed people are not entitled to the statutory employment protection rights that apply to workers or employees.

The real living wage has been announced today, giving real living wage employers six months to implement the rate by May 1st 2026.

A term-time worker generally works only during school terms.

Having investigated an employee's grievance and held a meeting with the employee to discuss it, the employer should consider whether or not to uphold the grievance and what, if any, action to take.

Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires some organisations to prepare a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year, setting out the steps that the organisation has taken during the year to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its supply chains or its own business (or setting out that it has taken no such steps).

Do all employees have to agree to a change to their contractual terms before the employer can implement the change?

Where an employee is late for work on one occasion without good reason, unless there are consequences for you and your organisation (for example, a deadline is missed or a client relationship is damaged), you may choose to overlook the incident or give the employee an informal warning.

An employee's bad attitude could amount to a conduct or capability issue, or both.

Yes, job applicants have the right to see interview notes if the notes are either transferred to computer or form part of a "relevant filing system".

Where an employee who is subject to disciplinary proceedings is absent due to a short-term illness, the most appropriate course of action is likely to be for the employer to postpone the meeting until the employee is well enough to attend.

The short answer is, yes. That said, it can't be done in haste.

Many employers aim to limit liability for references by adding a disclaimer stating that they cannot accept any liability for errors or omissions in the content of the reference. While there is no guarantee that a disclaimer will be effective, there is no disadvantage in including one.