Employment Law

Leaving your job can be a daunting experience. When you hand in your resignation letter, you’ll be expected to fulfil a notice period. There is often uncertainty around notice periods, including whether you must work during them.

An estimated 3.6% of workers in the UK are on zero-hours contracts. These can offer flexibility around employees’ lives but not much predictability when it comes to the times or hours they work. As a result, the government is introducing a new law to give millions of workers more say on their working patterns.

In recent years, the importance of supporting caregivers in the workforce has become increasingly evident. Recognising this, the government has implemented new regulations with the aim of providing more support for staff who are balancing work with caregiving responsibilities.

The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (ERFWA) will apply to any flexible working requests made on or after 6 April 2024, significantly changing the framework for requesting flexible working.

In the fast-paced world of business, it’s easy to overlook the importance of mental health and wellbeing. However, creating a supportive and positive environment for employees is not just a social responsibility; it’s a strategic necessity.

Tuesday 18th October marks World Menopause Day, raising awareness of the menopause and supporting options to improve health and wellbeing in women going through the menopause.

In our latest Employment Law blog, our Senior Associate Solicitor Natalie Abbott discusses ways in which companies can support staff going through the menopause.

In June 2022, thousands of workers at 70 UK companies started trialling a four-day working week to analyse how employees respond to having an extra day off work.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral is to take place on Monday 19 September 2022, which has been confirmed as a bank holiday.  We consider below some of those questions we are frequently asked in relation to bank holidays.

In 2020, the Department of Transport reported that 37% of people used the trains to commute to work. With the post-pandemic increase in demand for employees to start coming back to the office, the planned National Rail strikes this summer will have an impact on thousands of employees and their employers.

Our latest employment law blog explains holiday entitlement rights, including how much notice is required when booking annual leave, whether an employer can cancel leave after it has been approved, and rights to unpaid leave.

The government has announced that COVID-19 vaccinations are to become mandatory for care home staff. Staff are to be allowed a grace period in which to have the vaccine or face being redeployed away from frontline care or losing their job.