May Day bank holiday is to be moved back four days next year to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day. The national day off will...

Convenience, time and the effectiveness of managing an in-house PAYE scheme is a strategic decision for businesses as managing your...

What's Brexit? Brexit is short for "British exit" and is the word people use to talk about the United Kingdom's decision to leave the...

The government sets a minimum amount workers must be paid for hours that they work. Under 25s it is called the National Minimum Wage...

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 is TUPE. The underlying purpose of TUPE is to protect employees...

Before you can eradicate workplace sexual harassment you have to understand what it is. Unwanted conduct of a sexual nature that violates...

Gaslighting is a psychological term referring to a specific pattern of behavior where a person manipulates, or attempts to manipulate,...

Redundancy ranks as one of the most stressful and emotional life experiences people will face. Sadly it's become an all too frequent...

Whistleblowing draws attention to perceived wrongdoing, misconduct or unethical activity within public, private or third-sector...

What is marriage and civil partnership discrimination? It is when you are treated differently at work because you are married or in a...

Whilst on maternity leave an employee remains precisely that, an employee. Treating them different to this will likely lead to a...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) represents without question the most significant shift in European data protection...

The government sets a minimum amount workers must be paid for hours that they work. Under 25s it is called the National Minimum Wage...

What is race discrimination? Race discrimination is when someone is treated differently because of race in one of the situations covered...

If an office or workplace is open but a child’s school is closed, or childcare arrangements are disrupted due to snow, employees are...

Almost all employees are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday (annual leave) a year. This includes: agency workers; workers with irregular...

What is sex discrimination? Sex Discrimination is when you're treated differently because of your sex, in certain situations covered by...

Changes and enhancements in parental leave legislation is commonplace. These rights give parents time to maintain family responsibilities...

When is it too hot to work? There's no legislation regulating the maximum temperature at work contrary to rumours you may hear, however,...

Both the employee and employer are normally entitled to a minimum period of notice on termination of employment. Notice periods should be...