What’s Happening?
Hybrid working here to stay, say insurers
Insurers are expected to reject the five day week and continue with...
Age discrimination tribunals rising
The number of age discrimination claims taken to employment...
Call to ban out-of-hours emails from bosses
Prospect, a trade union is calling for the government to give...
Why businesses should celebrate time off
Burnout continues to be a big problem in the workplace, and the...
Employment Tribunal awards contractor furloughed holiday pay
The COVID-19 pandemic and support schemes in place for businesses...
What’s Happening?
Hybrid working here to stay, say insurers
Insurers are expected to reject the five day week and continue with a hybrid approach to work as the country begins to emerge from the pandemic. This contradicts the recent predictions from the Centre for Cities which expects the five-day working week to return within...
Age discrimination tribunals rising
The number of age discrimination claims taken to employment tribunals has seen a dramatic increase in England and Wales, according to an analysis of the latest Ministry of Justice data. Age discrimination claims increased by 74% in the last year, with a 176% rise in...
Call to ban out-of-hours emails from bosses
Prospect, a trade union is calling for the government to give employees a legally binding ‘right to disconnect.’ This would ban bosses from “routinely emailing or calling” outside of working hours, and any emails sent at these times could be automatically deleted to...
Why businesses should celebrate time off
Burnout continues to be a big problem in the workplace, and the stats back this up. In a recent survey of 2,000 office workers conducted by Spill, a mental health management company, 51% of UK workers said that they have experienced symptoms of burnout over the past...
Employment Tribunal awards contractor furloughed holiday pay
The COVID-19 pandemic and support schemes in place for businesses have caused confusion for both employers and employees, and as a result we are anticipating an increase in employment tribunals. A recent employment tribunal has found a recruitment agency incorrectly...