Uber is facing claims from drivers that they are workers rather than self-employed individuals. ...
The department of Business and Innovation Skills has launched a call for evidence which has a number of aims, including to identify potential obstacles BME groups can face in employment. ...
The Government's new review aims to consider how to raise the target of women on the FTSE board of directors. ...
Businesses must adapt, not adopt a mindset of doom, in the current times of uncertainty. Human resources must play a crucial role in facilitating adaptation. ...
Employers should continue to treat policies banning employees wearing any visible signs of political, philosophical or religious belief with extreme caution and seek legal advice if they are intending to implement such a ban....
Employers can now be penalised if they have reasonable cause to believe that an employee does not have the legal right to work in the UK....
EAT decides that an employee had been unfairly dismissed even though the manager responsible for the decision had been unaware of her protected disclosures....
Employers wishing to employ skilled non-EEA workers must have a sponsorship licence. It is vital that sponsors comply with record keeping duties, produce documentary evidence on request, and follow the correct recruitment processes....
Employers must ensure that employees are able to carry forward paid annual leave where sickness has prevented that worker from taking such leave....
Transgender equality will remain a prominent theme for legislative change in the future, with the Government agreeing to keep the matter under review. ...
BES 6001 enables product manufacturers to ensure – and prove – that their products have been made with constituent materials that have been responsibly sourced. ...
In cases where the supply partner you appoint doesn't fulfil you expectations, you will want to ensure that you have a carefully drafted contract providing you with the best protection and remedies to minimise the negative consequences of your supplier’s underperformance. ...
Public procurement is one of the areas of UK law most exposed to the consequences of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. ...
In the recent case of Marlbray Ltd v Laditi and another [2016] EWCA Civ 476, the Court of Appeal decided that a contract signed by a buyer on behalf of himself and his wife without her authority was valid....
In the pre-23 June 2016 world of certainty, stability and legislative timetabling, British businesses knew that, so far as their data protection obligations were concerned, they would have a couple of years to comply with the requirements of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which was adopted in April this year and takes effect from 25 May 2018....
Collaboration is undoubtedly now seen as a critical component of business relationships , through joint ventures, supply chains, and networks. HR can enhance collaboration by building bridges and asking for help. ...
Since 29 July 2013, parties have been able to use s.111A to ensure pre-termination negotiations for unfair dismissal claims are inadmissible in any subsequent Tribunal proceedings....
To guard against the risk of confidential data ending up in the wrong hands, employment contracts should clearly set out the employee's obligations on termination. ...
Brexit will be negative for UK unions as they will face difficulty in urging legal reforms on a relatively unreceptive UK Government; however union structures and agreements vary a lot around the EU. HR professionals must promote and protect the advantages of UK employment laws and practices....
The Court of Appeal has again – this time in the case of MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited –v- Rock Advertising Limited, confirmed that parties will not be bound by a clause in a contract purporting to provide that oral variations will be ineffective....