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A day in the life of a HR Consultant!
Our MD, Caroline Wood has been asked to contribute to an article run by Sky News about what it's really like being in HR - of course she...
Caroline Wood
5 days ago1 min read
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Increase to Statutory Rates 2025
The Government has announced the normal inflationary increases to various statutory rates of pay in the Employment Rights (Increase of...
Caroline Wood
Apr 41 min read
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Failure to Provide a Private Breastfeeding Area
In a recent case , the Employment Tribunal (ET) found that an employer’s failure to provide an employee with a safe place to express...
Caroline Wood
Mar 131 min read
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Government Announces Amendments to Employment Rights Bill
A number of amendments to the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) are to be considered at the report stage in the House of Commons. Four...
Caroline Wood
Mar 133 min read
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Recent cases held at the Employment Tribunal!
It’s been another interesting few months regarding cases being lodged at the Employment Tribunal, with a variety of issues ranging from...
Caroline Wood
Jan 233 min read
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Day One Right to Neonatal Care Leave and Pay
Following the passing of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act back in May 2023, the Government Department for Business and Trade has,...
Caroline Wood
Jan 231 min read
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Statutory Payments to Increase in April 2025
The Department for Work and Pensions has recently published its planned increases to many statutory payments with effect from April 2025....
Caroline Wood
Jan 131 min read
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Non-Statutory Guidance on the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023
The Employment (Allocations of Tips) Act 2023 and the Code of Practice on Fair and Transparent Distribution of Tips came into force on 1...
Caroline Wood
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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National Living Wage Increase 2025
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has recently confirmed that the National Living Wage (which is currently the top rate of National...
Caroline Wood
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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Employers Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment
From 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 , will come into force. This will introduce a duty...
Caroline Wood
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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The Employment Rights Bill
As you will be aware from the build-up since Labour’s manifesto pledges during this year’s election, and with Labour having subsequently...
Caroline Wood
Nov 22, 20243 min read
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Making Unfair Dismissal A Day One Right
The new Labour government has reaffirmed its commitment to making significant changes to employment law, with an Employment Bill expected...
Caroline Wood
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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April has been a busy month for interesting cases making their way through the court system.
Here are some examples: A tribunal has found that a woman who worked at the family shop (a limited company) between 2002 and 2022 and was...
Caroline Wood
Apr 26, 20242 min read
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EHRC Menopause Guidance for Employers
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) has recently published guidance for employers on menopause in the workplace, seeking to...
Caroline Wood
Apr 26, 20242 min read
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Employment Law Changes We May See in 2024
As me mentioned in our last post, Changes in Employment Law - 2024, it is an interesting year for Employment Law, as not only do we have...
Caroline Wood
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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Change in Employment Law - 2024
It is an interesting year for Employment Law, as we have a number of changes coming into force - some of which will effect every business....
Caroline Wood
Mar 1, 20244 min read
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Solicitor is awarded £159k in compensation over equal pay claim
After raising a complaint with her employer about unequal pay over a period of 5 years compared with a male colleague, with the complaint...
Caroline Wood
Feb 23, 20243 min read
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Consultation to re-introduce Employment Tribunal Fees
On 29th January 2024, the Government published a consultation paper proposing the reintroduction of fees at the Employment Tribunals (ET)...
Caroline Wood
Feb 23, 20241 min read
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Flexible Working is going to be a day one right!
Under the new Regulations and from 6th April 2024, an employee will be entitled to make a flexible working request from the first day of...
Caroline Wood
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Carers Leave Regulations 6th April 2024
The Carer's Leave Regulations 2024 has recently been laid before Parliament - eligible employees will be able to take the one weeks’...
Caroline Wood
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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