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Employment Law event 20th April – How to change employee terms and conditions
There are times when an employer needs to consider making changes to an employee’s contract of employment. When customer's requirements change it could mean a change in a shift pattern, for example. Also, recently, we have been frequently asked about introducing...
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Briefing – What does the Uber case actually mean for companies and organisations who have self-employed people?
On Wednesday 17th March, Uber announced it would be paying it's UK workers the minimum wage, as well as holiday pay and pension contributions. This is following a lengthy court battle. What was found in the case? In February, the Supreme Court, which is the highest...
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Employment Law event 16th March – Managing sickness absence
At some point all employers have employees who are absent due to sickness. If absence is not managed well it can cause a number of issues. These include the following: The performance of the business or organisation can suffer. It can increase costs. It takes up...
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Second date added! Employment Law event 23rd February – How to conduct protected conversations
Second date added! Due to the success of our recent session, and by popular demand, we are running the event on Protected Conversations for a second time. It will take place on Tuesday 23rd February, 14:00-15:00. Protected conversations are a way of being able to talk...
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Briefing – upcoming changes to IR35
In April 2021 the rules on IR35 change for the private sector. In this mini-series of posts, we will look at what the changes are and how it works. We will begin with a short summary of how IR35 works and what the changes are. How does IR35 work? The best way to...
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Employment Law event 9th February – How to conduct protected conversations
Protected conversations are a way of being able to talk more openly with an employee about resolving issues or looking to terminate their employment. Anything said in the conversation cannot be referred to in an unfair dismissal claim. This event will focus on how to...
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Briefing – Working from home, the legal HR perspective
Working from home, the legal HR perspective. With this lockdown comes the request that the nation works from home wherever possible. Here’s our perspective on the legal aspects you need to consider this time around. The main considerations: You MUST facilitate home /...
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Briefing – How to identify pools for selection in a redundancy situation
At our recent event held with East Midlands Chamber, we looked at how to carry out a redundancy process. One of the key parts of any redundancy process is identifying the pools for selection and we explore that in this briefing. Why are pools for selection important?...
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Briefing – Is it worthwhile investigating the Kickstart scheme for your business?
If you’re looking at ways to add to and enhance your workforce maybe taking advantage of the Government's Kickstart scheme could be the way to bring in new people. Or maybe you have the capacity to mentor and train a person who’d appreciate a helping hand onto the...
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Employment Law event 19th January 2021- IR35 Reform
It has been confirmed that the changes to the IR35 rules for the private sector will now happen in April 2021. The reform will bring IR35 in line with the public sector. Join us at our event to understand the implications of this and what that means for you as an...
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Briefing – What do I need to consider contractually when my employees are working from home?
In our recent Employment Law update, we looked at the huge increase of employees working from home due to the pandemic. We looked at some of the upsides and downsides of employees working from home. Regardless of the ups and downs of the situation, it is likely that...
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Briefing – Section 44 ERA
During our recent Employment Law update event, we covered how to handle an employee who will not come into the workplace for fear of catching COVID-19 and all the challenges that brings employers. It’s a real anxiety for people and one an employer should be careful...
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Upcoming HR event, in partnership with East Midlands Chamber. Join us…
We are delighted to be working in partnership with East Midlands Chamber, as a part of their HR Forum, to offer an Employment Law update events to HR professionals – open to both Chamber members and Non-members. This session, on 12th January 2021, will cover: A review...
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A summary of the latest furlough scheme changes
The Government announced yesterday that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (what we call the furlough scheme) will now be extended until 31 March 2021. We have had a lot of questions about how this all works and here we set out what we know so far. 1. Under the...
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Job Support Scheme changes again with good news for employers
The Chancellor announced today a further change to the Job Support Scheme (or JSS as it is now known). The changes mean that for the JSS to apply, an employee will now only need to work and be paid for at least 20% of their normal hours, not 33% as set out when the...
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Employment Law update event – 25th November 2020. Join us…
Employment Law evolves at a rapid pace and this year has been particularly challenging. During these unprecedented times, employers have been trying to get to grips with the Government Schemes aimed to combat the effects of Covid-19 and support their workforce...
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