Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual campaign run by the Mental Health Foundation.  This year’s campaign re-started my thoughts on what this means in the workplace?  How can we promote [...]

(Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash) We might all be a bit jaded by the word Brexit, but what impact would it potentially have on the workplace? ACAS has issued some new guidance on Brexit to help [...]

When considering director liability, the first thought that pops into your head is probably quite simple.  Directors of a company wouldn’t be liable for a breach of an employment contract by the [...]

There’s no doubt that the take up of Shared Parental Leave has not been enthusiastic.  It is seen as complicated and not always financially beneficial.  But what is it all about?  How do [...]

In January this year there was a new Settled Status scheme announced for EU citizens living in the UK.  If you’re an EU citizen or a family member of an EU citizen, you’ll probably need to apply [...]

It’s time for my annual article about hourly rates of minimum wage pay.  The rates are reviewed each year by the Low Pay Commission and increase on the 1st April each year.  For all of you [...]

In December I wrote an article about a forthcoming employment status case.  Well, we now know what the judgement is.  The case was brought by Jess Varnish, who is a top sprint cyclist. She [...]

In case you missed it, here’s our article on Christmas party hugs from The News in the Portsmouth area.  It was published on Wednesday 12th December, which is great timing to remind [...]

There has been a case about sleep-in care workers that has gone from Tribunal, to the Appeal Tribunal, to the Court of Appeal.  It has been going on for quite a while, and looks as though it will [...]

Picture by Getty Images taken from BBC News In December 2018 the BBC News reported on the latest case on employment status.  The claimant is Jess Varnish; a European gold medallist in team sprint [...]