Human Resources

Communicating with sick employees is crucial in managing their absence and any return to work, but it is an area fraught with difficulties, as demonstrated by the recent case of…

Under the current ‘Think. Act. Report.’ scheme there is no mandatory obligation for companies to publish their gender pay gap and only seven companies have voluntarily published their data. Section…

In the recent case of Metroline West v Ajaj, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that where an employee is ‘pulling a sickie’ and is acting dishonestly, it can…

Many employers provide a childcare voucher scheme for their employees, and this is usually offered on the basis of a salary sacrifice. The cost of the vouchers is deducted from…

The foundation stones of discrimination law are set out in the Equality Act 2010 which was introduced to ensure equality of opportunity at work, protect employees’ dignity and ensure that…

We have already seen two 24-hour strikes by NHS junior doctors, with 3 further walk-outs planned in March and April, in response to proposed changes to their terms and conditions…

Employers can often find themselves having to trade through tough economic periods and as a consequence of this, lay-off and short time working options can be explored. The general legal…

This year, some employers should be aware that they may be about to breach the annual leave rights of their employees as a result of the way that Easter bank…