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Each contract of employment should contain a notice period within the main terms and conditions of employment. Following recent case law, in order to prevent potential financial implications, employers may now want to consider including an express clause in their contracts of employment to specifically state when and how the notice may take effect.   […]

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has rejected Addison Lee’s appeal in the employment status case Addison Lee Limited v Gascoigne, by upholding the decision that a courier was incorrectly classified as an independent contractor.   Section 230(3)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), defines a ‘worker’ as an individual who has entered into or […]

How to start a conversation with an employee about their mental health   In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of necessary attention given to mental health problems such as depression, anxiety or stress. Currently, 1 in 6 workers suffer with a mental health problem and this can stop people from performing at […]

If you vary an employee’s contract of employment and they don’t say anything to suggest that they don’t agree to the changes, does it mean that you can assume that they agree? There are a few scenarios where agreement can be implied through conduct, but recent case law suggests that silence does not necessarily mean […]

Employers need to be aware of reforms within the current tax system which have come into force.  The changes include the rules in relation to payment in lieu of notice and employers need to ensure they comply with them.   Calculating termination payments can already be a complicated process, however this is set to get […]

Keeping your finger on the pulse is important, but it’s not something that you always have time for, luckly we do. Catch up on recent HR and Employment law changes that have happened so far in 2018. From the 1st April, this year National Living Wage increased for workers aged 25 and over. The NLW […]

Most of us by now are aware of the ruling to abolish tribunal fees for claimants at the end of July 2017 by the Supreme Court. This ruling has led to Early Conciliation Notifications rapidly rising, and employers need to be aware of the rise as prevention is better than the cure.   If an […]

We admit that we have been talking about this a lot recently and it wasn’t until someone got in touch to ask what it was all about that we realised that not everyone knows what it is.   GDPR is shorthand for The General Data Protection Regulations which will replace the Data Protection Act from […]

When the news that the Employment Tribuanl fees were being abolished broke in July 2017, we knew that there would be an increase in the number of claims made against employers.   The Tribunal has published its second set of statistics since the fees were abolished and what is emerging is a very worrying picture […]

Don’t panic! The General Data Protection Regulations come into force in the UK on 25th May 2018 so we’ve got 3 months to get ready for them. We have prepared a Guide for Employers on what the changes to data protection laws will be and what you need to do about it now. Email us […]