24th October 2024
With effect from 26th October 2024 a new law is in force by virtue of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 The law imposes a positive duty on all employers for them to take reasonable steps to protect their workers from sexual harassment. If an employer breaches this duty, then the… Read more »
1st February 2024
In a major change of UK immigration procedures, all persons coming to the UK for a visit, will, in the future, need to get permission for their trip before they travel to the UK. Non-visa nationals (i.e. those who are not required to obtain a visitor visa to visit the UK) will need to obtain… Read more »
19th August 2021
There are two types of self-employment in the UK. One is where a person operates the business and is their own boss (an independent contractor) and the other is where a person has greater freedom than an employee, but is not truly independent of the employer (a worker). The distinction doesn’t affect tax treatment (both… Read more »
12th January 2021
On the 1st December 2020 the old Tier 2 (General) visa category was replaced by the Skilled Worker visa. The Skilled Worker visa is now the main route for foreign nationals to come into and work in the UK. This means that a number of significant changes will have to be taken into account by… Read more »
2nd July 2020
Shortly after the Covid19 lockdown began there were some significant employment law changes. These came into force from 6 April 2020: Employers must now provide a written statement of terms of employment on or before the first day of employment. Previously an Employer had 2 months in which to provide the statement. The written statement… Read more »
30th April 2019
Here is a round up of some of the important changes in employment law that came into effect in April 2019: Penalties for aggravated employment law breaches Employers face a penalty of up to £20,000 if an Employment Tribunal finds that they have committed an aggravated breach of employment law. The penalty regime was introduced… Read more »
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