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An employer’s guide to dealing with World…

Do I have to give staff time off to watch the World Cup? This is a question we always get asked around the time of major sporting events. There seems…

Is it possible to challenge a director…

It’s not uncommon to hear about former company directors being disqualified from holding directorships once their company has been put into a formal insolvency process. How is a director disqualified?…

Why can my business no longer reclaim…

New rules aimed at encouraging long-term sick employees to return to the workplace have come into force in the UK. Changes to legislation, which came into effect from April 6…

Dealing with Early Conciliation in employment claims

Changes to the way UK employment claims are dealt came into force today (May 6) with prospective claimants now being required to submit an ‘Early Conciliation Form’ to ACAS before…

Staffing for the upturn: How to avoid…

A recurring theme in many of my conversations with clients over recent months has been the dearth of new talent available to their organisation. With the economy in recovery mode,…

What are the new NMC whistleblower guidelines?

The new head of the NHS in England has met with a group of patient safety campaigners to discuss what needs to happen next to change the NHS culture into…

New employment tribunal rules come into force

New rules aimed at reducing the number of employment tribunals have come into force and could see employers facing fines of up to £5,000. Changes to the law, which came…

Tip-offs prompting more HSE inspections

Whistleblowing by employees and complaints from the public are leading to a significant increase in Health and Safety inspections it has emerged. A Freedom of Information request submitted by a…

What are the new rules on shared…

Under the latest Government plans, new parents will soon be able to share up to 50 weeks’ leave after having a baby or adopting. Current legislation allows new mothers to…

What should be in my executive employment…

Problem: I’m in negotiations with a potential new employer about a senior executive position. What should I ask to be included in my employment contract and should I have a…

‘Don’t rush in’ call over owner-employee status

Businesses are being warned not to rush into new ‘owner-employee’ contracts that allow staff to give up some of their employment rights for shares in the business. The new owner-employee…

Summary of changes to employment law

On 29 July 2013, a number of changes to employment law came into effect. These include the introduction of fees in employment tribunals, a cap on compensation for unfair dismissal…

How new whistleblowing rules affect businesses

Major changes to legislation protecting workplace whistleblowers have significant implications for employers. Harrison Drury's Employment law team, discusses the main issues for businesses need to be aware of. Whistleblowing is…

Keeping your business staffed over summer

With summer in full swing and the school holidays right around the corner, many employees will be planning to use some of their annual leave. As employers, this can result…

Employee-Shareholder contracts move a step closer

The government’s controversial employee-shareholder status looks to be a step closer after the House of Lords voted through proposals on April 24 2013. The legislation was twice rejected by the…

Summary of April employment law changes

April is set to be a busy month for changes to employment law.  From 1st April, a number of changes will come into force and employers are being advised to…

Five top tips for avoiding employment tribunals

They say prevention is better than the cure and it seems that rarely is this clichéd statement truer than in the area of employment law. It’s hard for me to…

Auto-enrolment pensions advice for employers

On October 1 2012 the auto-enrolment process for pensions started and now all UK employers will have to automatically enrol any eligible workers into a pension scheme. The enrolment scheme…

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