The many changes and restrictions COVID-19 has brought are becoming a new way of life. However, there are significant variations in how employers are reacting to the pandemic and the lengths they’re...
The long-awaited IR35 reforms are finally due to come into force in the UK on 6 April 2021, after a delay last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In these challenging times – as UK PLC looks to...
Employment law in the UK is ever evolving. In this article we capture the principal changes which have already, or will be, introduced in 2021.
Employers may be able to insist that new employees take the COVID-19 vaccine, however HR is concerned it will create a minefield of compliance and discrimination issues.
Proposed changes to Uber drivers' rights could have wide-reaching effects for the European gig economy.
Changes to the Pensions Act will ensure employers are held to account for misusing employees' pensions.
2021 looks set to be another unpredictable year. HR played a vital role in helping employers through the uncertainty and challenges brought on by the pandemic in 2020 and, although many of those...
Remote working and the coronavirus pandemic has made it harder for employers to spot the signs of domestic abuse.
The UK’s roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine began in December 2020. In response London plumbing firm, Pimlico Plumbers, has said it will be introducing a so called ‘no jab, no job’ policy as soon as...
Monitoring staff’s adherence to lockdown rules outside the office is proving difficult for HR.
While its road to Royal Assent has been far from smooth, the new Pension Schemes Act ushers in a new regulatory era for occupational pensions.
The official “Brexit date” was 1 January 2020, but it has taken a further year for real changes to come into place with the leaving of the customs union and single market on 31 December 2020. When it...
