Following the introduction of the Gender Pay Gap Report requirements, and expectations that the new Labour Government will introduce similar…

The debate over “gender critical” views in the workplace continues to produce employment tribunal claims as more high-profile judgments continue to be…

Is a 4 day working week closer following South Cambridgeshire Council’s successful trial? Imagine having a three-day weekend every week. Sounds pretty amazing, right…

As many wake up to the news of Labour’s landslide general election victory, whatever your political allegiance, you may wonder what happens to the 11 Cabinet Ministers and many hundreds of other Members of the UK Parliament (MPs) who…

Election day is upon us! Which means political discussions in the workplace are likely...This is of course no bad thing, unless those discussions lead to an intentional or (more likely) unintentional act of harassment and…

If there were a prize for the ‘Best Example of How Not to Treat a Pregnant Worker’ award, it would potentially go to Mr Shaun Collins and 52 Street Events…

Off the back of the publication of Labour’s plans to “Make Work Pay”, Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Future Work, Angela Raynor has given further details to…

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently ruled - in Bugden v Royal Mail Group Ltd – that the Employment Tribunal had failed to…

The Summer of 2024: “Must watch” events during the 9-5?
Euro 2024 has already been packed with major day-time events, and that is only going to increase over the next…

As the UK basks in the latest heatwave, employees at UK Plc are increasingly asking at what point it becomes so hot that they have a legal right not to attend work. Many will probably do a quick google search and…

I began my legal career at the international law firm, DLA Piper, and was fortunate to work on large global deals as well as national and high profile litigation. I then spent 12 months in-house with…

Law firm receptionist loses disability discrimination claim earlier this month, Croydon Employment Tribunal (ET) handed down its reasoning in a case concerning Kent-based law…

On 24 May 2024, Labour published its updated ‘New Deal for Working People’ to mixed reception. Even the Unions were split: whilst UNISON welcomed the proposals, Unite described it as having…

The government has confirmed it will no longer be piloting a Pay Transparency scheme, aimed at reducing pay inequality…

The theme of this year's Mental Health Week was ‘Moving more for our mental health’ - so here's the Horsfield Menzies Team chasing those feel-good endorphins…

The use of fit notes has hit the headlines recently as a result of Government issuing a ‘call for evidence’ on the reform of fit notes and our current Prime Minister…

Congratulations to Matthew Brawn who is our 1000th matter. To mark this milestone we've donated to a charity of Matthew's choosing! Here's to the next 1000!

The beautiful IOD building in Pall Mall was the venue for this week's very first HR MATTERS LIVE Event. The workshop looked at the latest updates and news from the world of HR, employment law and workplace investigations from…

Attributing another person’s intent… When determining whistleblowing detriment …No, this is not just another clever (?) rhyming couplet, but a summary of the main issues which came up in the recent…

One of the many highlights from our recent HR Matters Live event was the interview that we conducted with Mick Confrey, Managing Director of Intersol Global, the workplace investigations experts. Mick was kind enough to share with us…