At this time of year we always see a number of employment law changes. Recognising that employers probably already have plenty of workplace challenges at this difficult time, we hope that this update will provide a helpful and manageable summary for all.

Many employers will have put their recruitment on hold during these challenging and unusual times but for...

Workers are entitlement a minimum of 28 days, which usually includes the 8 Public and Bank Holidays.New Regulations have been passed to relax the Working Time Regulations (WTR) which govern the minimum entitlement to holiday and the rules about carry over of holiday. 

The Coronavirus Act 2020 received Royal Assent on Wednesday this week. This new piece of legislation introduces a number of emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a change to the current SSP scheme so that SSP is payable from the first day of sickness or self-isolation and can be funded by HMRC.

The other new right introduced by the legislation is the right to Emergency Volunteering Leave. This new right enables emergency volunteers in health or social care to take unpaid time off work and receive compensation for loss of earnings.

Now declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation and affecting more of the population every day we...

If you’re needing to calculate a statutory redundancy entitlement for an employee with at least two years’ service, the capped amount of a week’s pay for the calculation

It has long been the case that when an employee is taken on for more than one month there is a legal requirement to provide them with a written statement of particulars of employment within the first two months of their employment. In practice, the information that an employer must include in that written statement forms part of a more comprehensive contract of employment.

If you are an employer in Hampshire and passionate about the well being of your employees, diversity &...

Please note that due to Covid-19 the new IR35 rules discussed below have now been postponed until 6 April...