The past 18 months have been tough on businesses; for some of them, it’s now enough to open their doors again and hope that they can...

Bullying is not, unfortunately, something that ends at the school gates. It can carry on well into adult life. Since you have a duty of...

It will come as no surprise that occupational stress is now a major issue for both managers, employees and HR professionals, particularly...

According to government statistics for 2019/2020, it’s estimated that there were 828,000 cases of work-related stress, depression or...

Some stress is good for us but if it gets too much, it can really affect our work and family life as well as our physical health. If your...

The past 18 months or so have been very challenging for employers and employees and have had a significant effect on virtually every...

The end of an individual’s employment is a complex and often delicate time. This is particularly so when the departure is less than...

A death on the farm can be a traumatic experience, made all the more so by the likelihood that the person who has been killed is a family...

One of the main planks of the government’s reaction to the coronavirus pandemic was the Job Retention Scheme, more commonly known as...

Following the rise of the #metoo movement in 2017, the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace became a global talking point. In...

A wood-working company and its director have been fined after a HSE inspection uncovered a number of failings and risks around a...

An employee may give notice to end his or her employment at any time. An employer cannot refuse to accept a resignation but, in the event...

The government has announced that as of 19th July 2021, many of the remaining social distancing restrictions put in place to contain the...

For several years now, the gig economy has dominated both the headlines and the legal sector as court case succeeded court case over the...

Since the start of the pandemic restrictions in March 2020, many businesses have found themselves facing dire financial straits and have...

The law on discrimination against religious belief is well known and some recent cases have served to define further what a belief is,...

As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and life begins to return to normal – or, at the very least, the new normal – employers may be...

Generally, the legal sector is not known for its early adoption of technology; however, both courts and law firms are coming to rely more...

In March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold of the UK and the first lockdown started, the government announced that temporary...

There are several different forms of leave available to people who have, or are about to become parents, either natural or adoptive. But...