It’s October and time for Halloween.  We don’t mean to spook you, but we have heard haunting tales of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting and fines for employers who don’t pay their data protection fees.  We hope to shed light on these developments and the Government’s plans to ensure that tips go to staff in…
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It’s September and if you need some help to get you back into work hopefully we can help with our HR/Employment law update. It’s a return to the old routine for the Government too and we look at changes to HMRC penalties for NMW breaches in TUPE transfer situations and new parental bereavement leave rights.…
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It’s August and the holiday season, which combined with Parliament’s long summer break, hasn’t left much time for HR/Employment law. However, the summer slowdown hasn’t stopped developments altogether and we bring you the latest news on the Government’s decision to ‘caste’ out this form of discrimination  from legislation and guidance on post-Brexit status for EU…
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It’s July and if you’ve still got energy after all the hot weather, then we’ve got more HR/employment news for you. We can’t promise to match the drama of the World Cup, Wimbledon or best of all the Tour de France, but we can update you on the latest guidance from the solicitors’ regulatory body on…
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It’s June and if you can take your eyes off the World Cup and Wimbledon we’ll try to compete for your attention with our update on HR/Employment law news. Hopefully the excitement of the World Cup is having a positive impact on your staff, but just in case there are issues our guidance on Russia 2018…
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It’s May and we hope the excitement of the royal wedding and the fabulous sunshine  had a positive impact on you and all your staff.  Hopefully, the relief of getting to the GDPR finish line has also lifted spirits and you’re ready for the next instalment of HR/employment law news. (Although we do have just one…
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It’s April and to help you get cracking after the egg-citement of the Easter holidays (for some) or just the warm weather (for all) we’ve hunted out the most up to date HR/Employment Law news for you. This includes reviewing the aftermath of the gender pay gap reporting deadline and updating you on guidance on…
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It’s March and in keeping with the spirit of Spring (if we ever see it this year!) there are budding new HR/Employment laws sprouting. In particular, it’s all change for the taxation of termination payments from 6 April 2018 and, of course, GDPR is just around the corner on 25 May 2018; we’ve got more…
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It’s February and the year may still be new but HR/Employment changes are coming up fast. We’re happy to meet the pace and keep you up to speed with all the changes coming up over 2018. Whether it’s the new data protection regime, gender pay gap reporting or employment status, the year ahead is certainly…
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It’s January so Happy New Year and welcome to our first Newsletter of 2018!   We hope you are all looking forward to the year ahead, particularly the HR/Employment law challenges?!  We update you on a couple of the main challenges in our Newsletter, namely the arrival of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the…
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