Severe weather and the resultant travel chaos or travel disruption caused by industrial action or major incidents can affect employees’ ability to get to work on time, or...
Whether an organisation has a dedicated personnel or HR team, or devolves recruitment responsibilities to line managers and supervisors, it is important that anyone...
An apprenticeship levy on employers in the UK, first announced in the Summer Budget 2015, came into force on 6 April 2017, set at a rate of 0.5% of an employer’s pay...
A traditional contract of apprenticeship is a contract under which the apprentice is bound to the employer in order to learn a trade, and the employer agrees to teach and...
This Practice Note examines the legal issues that arise when engaging an apprentice in Scotland. Introduction to apprenticeships in Scotland The contract of...
Bonuses can be a very effective tool to motivate and retain employees while allowing businesses to control wage costs. In certain sectors and industries (eg the financial...
What is BYOD? 'Bring your own device' (BYOD) refers to arrangements where an organisation allows designated employees to connect to its corporate IT network using their...
What is a career break or sabbatical? The terms 'career break' and 'sabbatical' have no particular legal meaning, and the label given to the break is not determinative of...
It is highly likely that an employer will, at some time during the employment relationship, wish to change the terms and conditions on which any particular employee or...
Collective agreements are agreements negotiated between trade unions and employers or employers' associations. Enforceability between union and employer A collective...
UPDATE: On 21 July 2019, following its consultation on ‘Confidentiality clauses: measures to prevent misuse in situations of workplace harassment or discrimination’, the...
UPDATE: In its ‘Good Work Plan’ published in December 2018 the government has indicated that it will legislate to extend the gap before continuity of employment is broken...
Employers may wish to know whether a prospective employee has a criminal record, for example because: • it reflects on the employee’s character and suitability for the...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data Protection Act 1998....
UPDATE: The government published a consultation on employment status on 7 February 2018 seeking views on how to make the employment status rules for employment rights and...
Under English law legally binding agreements can be made orally, in writing or by deed. This Practice Notice considers the circumstances in which a deed is necessary or...
