Grandparents will be able to take shared parental leave and pay under plans laid out by Chancellor George Osborn. The chancellor announced the plan at the Conservative party conference last…
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This Saturday (10th October) the Companies House Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act will come into force. The Act amends the information that a business is legally required to give…
The first of our management guides takes a look at day-to-day employee management and what you can do to boost engagement in your workplace. First and foremost, getting the right people for…
Highly engaged staff are more likely to be frequently late for work and to undertake personal activities when they get there. A report by reward provider Red Letter Days for…
A former domestic servant has won £184,000 in unpaid wages following the UK’s first claim for caste discrimination. Ms Tirkey worked as a domestic servant for a Mr and Mrs…
Corporate work-life balance programmes are the most effective method for reducing employee stress, according to new research. A workplace health initiative called Britain’s Healthiest Company has conducted research into the…
It’s almost October, which means that the annual employment law update is just around the corner. We’re taking a look at some of the more significant upcoming legislative changes and…
The dictionary definition of a grievance is “an actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint”. In the workplace this is any concern, problem or complaint that an…
German retail chain Lidl will become the first UK supermarket to pay the Living Wage. The pay hike will equate to an average wage increase of £1,200 per year for…
Travel time for employees without a fixed place of work now counts as working time following a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The time that an employee…
