employment

Employers are legally required to give employees certain key information at the start of the job in what is called a wri

An employee builds up valuable knowledge and contacts during the time that they work for you. This knowledge can include

This year is a busy one for employment legislation, following a few quiet years. The Government has supported several pr

The right to request flexible working has been around for over 20 years, and in that time eligibility to the right has b

Most employers will try to protect staff from bullying in the workplace, but sometimes it is hard to know what to do abo

On average, each employee in the UK took 5.7 days off due to sickness in 2022, according to figures published by the Off

When it comes to protecting intellectual property (IP), business owners are constantly on their toes to ensure that thei

The British Dyslexia Association estimates that one in ten people have dyslexia. Employers are encouraged to explore way

When did you last review or update the policy on social media use for your employees? Does it reflect the way that socia

Due to changes in ways of working since the pandemic, or in response to the economic slowdown, some employers are downsi

One story which received a great deal of media coverage earlier this year was the publication of the results of a six-mo

According to the Office for National Statistics, before the Covid pandemic only one in eight working adults reported wor

The client is king and businesses will usually do anything they can to keep and grow clients, but not everyone is commit

Aside from the typical April updates to statutory rates, it may seem relatively quiet on the regulatory front for employ

Have you ever spotted someone wearing a lanyard with a sunflower as a means of indicating that they have a non-visible d

Christmas parties are a great chance for employees to have fun together, and an opportunity for employers to treat their

According to the charity Adoption UK, there are nearly 3,000 children in care waiting to be adopted. National Adoption W

Recruiting the right senior executive can be an immense benefit to a company if they bring the right mix of skills, expe

April is usually the month when the Government introduces new employment legislation, and in recent years, it has announ

During this transitional period, as employees return to the workplace on a hybrid or full-time basis, employers must be

According to Care UK, three million people in the UK are juggling work with unpaid caring for disabled, seriously ill, o

Despite all your best efforts to recruit and retain the right key executives, sometimes things just do not work out as p

The last 18 months have seen employers turn on a dime to keep their business on track, while guarding the health and wel

In an episode of the Netflix series House of Cards, the American First Lady Claire Underwood opens the door of her huge

The official government message encouraging people to work from home is expected to end with the final step out of lockd

The statutory definitions of the three categories of employment status have long been criticised as being unclear, and o

Laceys’ Head of Employment & HR, Robin Watson spoke to the Wessex Branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and

The government coronavirus job retention scheme (also known as furlough scheme) has been extended through to March 2021.

The viability of many businesses is on a knife edge and flexible working options enabling the scaling up or down of your

If you are restructuring your business getting the redundancy procedure right is crucial, as mistakes can open the door

When a key employee is about to leave, employers look to minimise damage to their business and may wish to keep the empl

Please find following FAQs which explain business compliance to data protection regulations during Covid-19. Do I need t

The National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) and Laceys Solicitors hosted a Twitter Q&A on Thursday 2nd April for

New regulations are to be introduced this year entitling parents to two weeks’ leave should they suffer the loss of a ch

Settlement agreements are used to record what an employer and employee have agreed about the ending of employment. They

The answer unfortunately is NO, as demonstrated in this court case. Rhodri Philipps, the 4th Viscount St Davids, had pos

The obligations are now in full force, meaning that Companies and employers in the voluntary sector with 250 or more emp

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that commission payments must be included when calculating holiday pay. B

The ever increasing use of social media in the workplace has inevitably had a notable impact on most employers. Whether