May 14th, 2026
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...
May 11th, 2026
For HR professionals, ‘protected conversations’ under section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) remain a valuable, but often misunderstood, tool. Designed to facilitate frank, off-the-record discussions about...
April 24th, 2026
From 6th April 2026, the right to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) changed in ways that most employees will celebrate and most employers will not. The three-day waiting period is gone....
April 20th, 2026
With more employees seeking support for physical and mental health conditions at work, HR professionals are increasingly being asked about animals in the workplace. In particular, it is important to...
April 9th, 2026
A widely reported story this week has put a spotlight on a difficult but familiar tension for employers: what happens when an employee breaches policy in an attempt to do...
April 2nd, 2026
During a recent webinar delivered as part of our Employment Rights Act Update Service, Darren Newman made a very interesting point about the way in which the concept of ‘all...
April 1st, 2026
From 6 April 2026, employers will be required to keep adequate records of statutory annual leave and holiday pay for at least six years. This new duty means organisations should...
April 1st, 2026
Last month, the Government released its latest ‘name and shame’ list of employers who failed to pay national minimum wage to their workers. On the list were high profile names...
April 1st, 2026
From 6 April 2026, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be payable from the first day of sickness absence. This removes the current three waiting days before SSP starts. The lower...
April 1st, 2026
April marks the month each year where changes to statutory rates come into force. Most rate changes take effect from 6th April (to align with the start of the new...