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Age discrimination remains a significant workplace issue. A recent case involving PricewaterhouseCoopers Services Ltd (PwC) in Belfast highlights the serious...
From 6 April 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 will introduce significant reforms to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). These changes...
Managing new employees effectively has always been important, but with the UK Government’s proposed Employment Rights Bill on the horizon,...
What’s going on? The Employment Rights Bill has stumbled at the final hurdle in Parliament. The Bill had reached the...
A recent Glasgow employment tribunal has highlighted the serious consequences of failing to manage disability-related adjustments fairly and sensitively. A...
An Aberdeen mechanic wins £40K after being sacked via WhatsApp and denied disability adjustments, learn key lessons for employers from...
Recent findings from a nationwide survey have highlighted that workplace sexual harassment remains a widespread and underreported problem in Scotland....
The Republic of Ireland has recently introduced significant changes to its sick pay laws, offering greater protection to employees who...
The Northern Ireland Assembly has announced the Good Jobs Employment Rights bill consultation. The consultation is Stormont’s response to the...
Disabled teacher Allison Shearer was awarded £61k for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination, a case employers can learn from when...
Getting the work-life balance right is always difficult, especially for business owners who are always on. The concept of the...
The Home Office has recently announced a five-point plan to significantly reduce net migration, resulting in several changes to the...
Is P&O taking advantage of international staff through a legal loophole? The minimum wage in the UK is set to...
From 8th March, paternity leave legislation changes take effect for any babies born after 6th April. The UK Government published...
The UK Government is set to introduce the New Worker Protection Act, coming into force in October 2024. The Act...
We have reviewed the top case law in Great Britain 2023 providing key learnings for employers, reducing the risk of...
We have reviewed the top case law in Northern Ireland 2023 providing key learnings for employers, reducing the risk of...
Employment law changes are coming in 2024, each having a specific impact on employers and employees. These changes include increased...
The flexible working bill has come around following the pandemic and people’s viewpoints changing about work-life balance, pushing businesses to...
Contents Long-term conditions are often referred to as chronic conditions within the UK, these conditions will require ongoing treatment and...
The Spring budget was delivered on the 15th March 2023, it has brought returnerships for over 50s and universal support...
https://youtu.be/FqTBQmJ_aGk An essential element to creating a fair and diverse workplace in the United Kingdom is implementing gender equality and...
COVID-19 and Redundancy Tribunal case Dempster v The Gill Corporation Europe Ltd 2022 2022 was the beginning of the tribunals...
In November 2014 the Employment Appeals Tribunal decided in the cases of Wood and Others v Hertel UK and Fulton...
A Northern Ireland woman who claimed that Dunnes Stores discriminated against her because of her age has been awarded £40,000...
This bulletin will give an overview of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) which has been available for parents of babies since...