Category: Business employment

The contract of employment is a legally binding agreement between employer and employee, setting out the terms and conditions governing the working relationship between the parties, including their

With Shared Parental Leave (SPL), parents can opt to share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay between them in the 12

Pregnant workers and those on maternity leave are afforded particular employment law protections. If your organisation is considering making redundancies, potentially affecting someone who is pregnant or on

Damage to company property can result in unwanted costs, lost time and reduced working capacity. Employees can be entrusted with many different types of company property in the

Garden leave is used by employers as a protective measure to ensure that key employees exiting a business have a minimal impact on its reputation and ongoing success.

Although workers are legally entitled to a certain amount of paid time off each year, employers reserve the ability to approve or refuse holiday requests. But dealing with

The Employment Rights Act 1996 is a significant piece of legislation. When introduced, it consolidated many existing statutory obligations on employers and statutory rights of employees, from the

It’s a common misconception that an employee can be dismissed without the need to provide a fair reason or to follow a fair process, as long as they

Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided.   New employment rights for carers

UK discrimination laws are wide-reaching and complex. One area that is currently subject to debate and development is philosophical beliefs. People can hold vastly different views and beliefs,