Workplace Wellbeing
Focuses on strategies for rest, recovery, work-life balance, and creating safe, positive working environments.
Is Stopping an Employee From Flying a Flag Illegal?
It has been reported that some employers—such as Royal Mail and Wetherspoon’s—have instructed their employees not to fly their own national flags or show any other visible support for their nationa...
Guidance on Workplace Issues Over Winter
Winter often brings its own set of workplace issues. Adverse weather conditions can lead to staff shortages due to travel disruption, and seasonal celebrations often result in a rush to book annual...
Myth: Employers Can Deduct Wages for Mistakes
The right to receive full wages is a fundamental employment guarantee. In the UK, employers’ powers to deduct pay are strictly limited by law and contract. Any deduction made without proper authori...
Employment Law Timeline 2018–2019
Employment Law Changes 2018
30 March 2018
Gender pay gap reporting for public sector employers
Public sector employers must publish their first reports before this date (snapshot date: 31 ...
Employment Law Update 2017–2018
Here is a concise overview of the key employment law changes introduced by the UK Government and Acas between 2017 and 2018. These updates affect employers, employees, and HR professionals across a...
One in Five Women Harassed at Work
Recent research reveals that 20% of women experience some form of sexual harassment in the workplace. These findings highlight a persistent issue of sexism, discrimination, and under-reporting acro...
Court Reverses Decision on Employee Monitoring
Key takeaway: The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has held that an employer’s interception of private messages on a company system unreasonably restricted an employee’s right to...
Legal Lowdown: Employees' Right to Privacy
The Bărbulescu v Romania decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) underscores the critical need to strike a fair balance between an employer’s legitimate interests in monitoring commun...
Tribunal Fees to Be Scrapped
Employment tribunal fees are poised to be abolished following a historic decision by the UK Supreme Court. Fees introduced in July 2013—sometimes as high as £1,200—have been declared unlawful, mea...
Employees Lack Faith in Managers
A recent article by HR News highlights how employees lack faith in managers and leaders of their organisations, and how this distrust is exacerbated when trade union officials appear too closely al...
