Employment Law

This week the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) has released a shocking list of the ten most bizarre excuses used by employers who have been caught paying…

Employers will regularly face the complex issue of disciplining employees in situations arising from misconduct. In such circumstances, employers should be careful to deal with these issues promptly and consistently,…

With the New Year just around the corner, we take a look at what we can expect from an HR and Employment law perspective in 2017, which looks set to…

Abstract Following the Company’s Christmas party, which took place at a Golf Club in Northamptonshire, a group of employees carried out a private drinking session in the hotel lobby at…

Women are more likely to be found in part time work and/or be found in lower paid jobs than men. Women are also more likely than men to leave the…

There is a larger number of women aged 45+ in work than ever before. However, the word ‘menopause’ is probably not a word you’ve heard at work.  There are reports…

Maternity leave is a composite part of many women’s careers that involves the employee taking a prolonged period away from work, sometimes for up to a year. Where maternity leave…

The Working Time Regulations 1998 (“WTR”) entitle employees and workers to rest breaks, daily rest periods and weekly rest periods. A rest break for an adult worker is 20 minutes…