In the Know – HR Fact Sheets
Topical HR briefings to help keep you up-to-date with all the latest developments in employment law.
2020
October
- Major changes made to the Job Support Scheme
- Wales to go into “fire-break” lockdown
- New tiered lockdown system launched in England
- Updated guidance on the Job Retention Bonus
September
- Chancellor announces plans to protect jobs
- Prime Minister’s national coronavirus update
- Information on Kickstart Scheme released
August
- HMRC write to furlough fraud employers
- COVID-19 travel quarantine: employment rights
- Implications of coronavirus local lockdown
- Job Retention Bonus detail announced
July
June
- Hospitality sector set to reopen next week
- Government guidance on flexible furlough
- 14-day quarantine for UK arrivals
- Wind down of furlough scheme announced
May
- Coronavirus SSP rebate scheme to launch
- Confirmed: furlough scheme extended
- Possible post-lockdown plans revealed
April
- Furlough and pay when on family leave
- Annual leave and furlough – position clarified
- Further furlough clarity provided
- April changes to employment law
March
- Government guidance on employee furlough
- New Job Retention Scheme announced
- New guidance on coronavirus self-isolation
- Neo-natal leave confirmed by Government
- New tribunal compensation limits announced
February
- New immigration law proposals released
- Care sector awaits key NMW decision
- NMW “naming and shaming” reinstated
- Managing coronavirus in the workplace
January
- Parental bereavement leave confirmed
- Government releases new sexual harassment guidance
- Government proposes increased statutory pay rates
- ET officially recognises veganism as a protected belief
2019
- New minimum wage rates set for April 2020
- What does the Conservative election victory mean for employers?
- How to avoid issues at the work Christmas Party
- General Election: Party manifestos promise employment law changes
- ECJ Reaffirms Current Rules on Holiday Carry Over
- How to Manage Workplace Romances
- Staff References Could Become Mandatory
- Halloween: How to Avoid ‘Scary’ Situations at Work
- Male Firearms Officer Suffers Discrimination for Refusing to Shave Moustache
- Queen’s Speech Confirms Future Immigration Legislation
- Figures Show Tribunal Claims on the Rise Again
- Government Pledges £10.50 National Living Wage
- Thomas Cook Collapse Causes Issues for Employers
- Preparing ahead of Global Climate Strike
- Poor Management Encourages Staff Departures
- Calls From Union Boss to Legalise Positive Discrimination
- What Does a No-deal Brexit Mean for EU Workers?
- New Ruling Outlines Holiday Entitlements for Term Time Employees
- Staff Want Managers to Place More Focus on Catch-Up Meetings
- New laws crack down on misuse of non-disclosure agreements
- New laws offer extended redundancy protection for working mothers
- Millions more workers could qualify for sick pay under new proposals
- Record numbers of employees work from home
- Call for increased duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment
- Yearly tribunal stats show 27% increase in single claims
- Change to Early May Bank Holiday in 2020
- Factoring voluntary overtime into holiday pay
- 2019 Summer of sport – are you prepared
- Enhancing maternity pay but not shared parental pay – is this discrimination
- ECJ set new rules on recording working time
- BBC radio host dismissed for ‘racist’ tweet
- A run-down of workplace rights for new parents
- Employees unhappy with physical contact at work
- Supporting employees during Ramadan 2019
- Retail worker owed wages for time spent closing store
- Gender pay gap figures show little progress
- Pregnant police officer suffers discrimination
- What are the rules on bank holiday working
- Latest tribunal figures show claims continue to rise
- Court provide clarification on compensatory rest breaks
- Do you record daily working hours for all employees
- New tribunal compensation limits announced
- Debate over sleep-in pay to continue in Supreme Court
- 88 year old employee becomes oldest to win age discrimination case
- What is the extent of harassment
- Pregnant mothers to receive redundancy protection
