Job adverts are crucial for attracting the right candidates, but poorly crafted ads can limit your talent pool and increase the risk of discrimination claims. Here are some top tips for getting it right: Start with a clear job description Before you write the advert,...
Under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, UK businesses have specific obligations to help combat modern slavery. This legislation applies primarily to businesses with a turnover of £36 million or more annually. These larger companies are legally required to publish an annual...
The statutory rates of pay applicable to the various different types of family leave which can be taken, together with the amount payable as statutory sick pay, are updated on an annual basis. The new rates, which will apply from 6th April 2025, have now been...
An Amendment Paper on the Employment Rights Bill was published at the end of November. Key proposed changes include the following proposals from the Government: Extended time limits for tribunal claims: The addition of a new Schedule which will have the effect of...
The wholesale and delivery business, Booker, recently discovered the perils of deciding to take a stand on a specific incidence of workplace behaviour when your whole workforce behaves badly. In the recent case of Ogden v Booker Limited, Booker dismissed Mr Ogden for...
The first formal stage in the employment relationship is generally the making of an offer of employment by the prospective employer. But what happens if, having made the offer, the employer decides that they want to withdraw it? Here are 5 things all employers need to...
