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Automated Decision-Making in recruitment: the risks and how to handle them

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of many everyday HR tasks, including recruitment. From screening CVs and ranking candidates, to analysing video interviews, AI can save HR teams valuable time...

Not Enough Bank Holidays?: the annual leave problem awaiting employers in 2027/28

In our blog earlier this week, we looked at the unusual problem of ‘too many bank holidays’ during the 2026/27 leave year, for employers whose holiday year runs from April...

Too many bank holidays? Why HR may need to check annual leave entitlements for the 2026-2027 holiday year

Most HR professionals are accustomed to dealing with years where bank holidays fall in roughly the same pattern. Occasionally, however, the calendar throws up an anomaly that creates unexpected employment...

Should youth be a mitigating factor in workplace misconduct cases?

When HR professionals are dealing with allegations of misconduct, fairness is often easier to articulate than it is to apply. Under the unfair dismissal framework set out in the Employment...

National Age Without Apology Month: more than just a celebration of ageing

June marks National Age Without Apology Month, a UK-wide campaign encouraging people to embrace ageing and challenge the stereotypes that often accompany it. For employers, the month presents an opportunity...

Updated Gender Pay Gap Reporting Guidance: Key Changes for Employers

The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers continues to have significant implications for employers, with updated government guidance now confirming changes to the way gender...

Fostering and family-friendly rights: An employment law blind spot

We have just come to the end of the annual Foster Care Fortnight in the UK (12th-25th May), the Fostering Network’s annual campaign to show how foster care transforms lives....

Flexible working refusals: limited direct claims, significant indirect risks

The right to request flexible working is a day-one right for all employees in the UK. Crucially, however, it is only a right to request flexible working, not a right...

Conditional job offers: be careful before withdrawing them

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision is a useful reminder that employers should take care when withdrawing job offers, even where the offer is described as “conditional”. The case involved...

Post-employment victimisation: Why HR must handle former employees with care

If HR teams are ever tempted to believe that discrimination risk ends on an employee’s last working day, the recent employment tribunal decision in Ong v Aberystwyth University is a...

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