Latest Blog Posts

Unravelling SOSR Dismissals
Join ViewHR and Employment Tribunal Judge/Barrister Stephen Wyeth to look at the thorny topic of SOSR dismissals on Wednesday 19th June at 9am. During this event, we will be...
Navigating TUPE
Employment law is often like shifting sands in the desert; nothing stays the same for too long. One area of legislation that is seeing some upcoming movement is TUPE...
Neurodiversity in the workplace
In recent years, the concept of neurodiversity in the workplace has gained significant attention and attraction within the workplace. Neurodiversity refers to the other ways that the brain may...
AI – To fear or not to fear?
Chances are you’ve heard the buzz about AI – Artificial Intelligence. It’s been making waves, transitioning from a theoretical concept to a practical tool accessible through everyday products like...
Bridging the Gap – How do you keep your remote workers engaged
Over the past few years, our workplaces have undergone significant evolution, with more organisations offering employees the opportunity to work remotely or adopt hybrid working patterns. While remote or...
Stammer’s during an oral interview – does it give rise to disability discrimination?
In Mr S Glasson v The Insolvency Service [2024] the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) dismissed an appeal against the employment tribunal’s (ET) decision that the employer had not failed...
Are you ready for the new flexible working Code of Practice?
ACAS has published a draft code of practice for flexible working following its consultation on the subject in 2023. It awaits parliamentary approval and if approved, it will come...
Forthcoming changes to employment law
In the realm of employment law, forthcoming legislation aims to bolster workplace protections: the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) 2023 mandates employers to prevent sexual harassment, while...
Holiday pay changes already in effect
The government passed legislation in January regarding detailed changes to holiday pay for part-year workers, irregular hour workers and rolled-up holiday pay. They actually come into effect for individual employers...
Changes to paternity leave
The Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 come into effect on 6 April 2024.  This follows an announcement of intent by the government last summer to amend the right to...
New Carers Leave right from 6 April 2024
The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 come into effect on 6 April 2024.  They provide for a new right for employees who are carers, by providing the entitlement for up...
Extended protection from redundancy for pregnant employees and those on family leave
The Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 are due to come into effect on 6 April 2024, enforcing the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and...
Flexible Working to become a day 1 right from 6 April 2024
The Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023 come into effect on 6 April 2024.  They remove the 26-week service requirement for an employee to make a flexible working request, so...
Tribunal Compensation Limits increase from 6 April 2024
As is normal at this time of year, the government announced the new compensation limits for employment tribunals from 6 April 2024 (subject to parliament approving them).  The key...
New National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage Rates
Back in November the Low Pay Commission announced the new National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates after the government accepted its recommendations for 1st April...
The Art of Notetaking
Notetaking is not as basic as you may think, taking notes plays a very important role in any formal HR related meeting. These notes are likely to be used...
A guide to Restructuring; What does it mean, and how can we implement successfully?
As a business, when you are faced with restructuring the roles in an organisation, it can be a challenging and potentially upsetting time for all of those involved and...
A guide to Redundancy; how best to support our employees
When it comes to redundancy it is not an easy topic to discuss, but unfortunately at the present time it is a discussion point that is taking place more...
How can I motivate, inspire and retain my employees during the tough winter months? 
Further to our previous blogs around our mental health at Christmas plus SAD and how it affects our workforce, we wanted to give you some handy tips to ensure...
Dry January – why supporting employee’s during Dry January is important
With around 1 in 5 people in the UK taking on Dry January each year it seems to be a good idea to show your support and encouragement to...
Flexible Working to become a day 1 right from 6 April 2024
The Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023 come into effect on 6 April 2024.  They remove the 26-week service requirement for an employee to make a flexible working request, so...
Changes to paternity leave
The Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 come into effect on 6 April 2024. This follows an announcement of intent by the government last summer to amend the right to paternity...
New Carers Leave right from 6 April 2024
The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 come into effect on 6 April 2024.  They provide for a new right for employees who are carers, by providing the entitlement for up...
Extended protection from redundancy for pregnant employees and those on family leave
The Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 are due to come into effect on 6 April 2024, enforcing the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and...