The latest HR news is that businesses with self-employed workforces are highly likely to have to compensate many of their workers for previously unpaid holiday, after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled in favour of a worker in the long-running and eagerly...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which is not to be confused with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has just published a finding on monitoring workers’ emails, which is of interest to employers in the UK. The ECHR was established in the aftermath of World...
The government has published the review by Matthew Taylor into UK work practices. I would emphasise at this stage it is a report and while the recommendations have attracted several comments both positive and negative employers should remember that until legislation...
This human resources news may be as dry as dust but what has this to do with me I hear you ask. Well irrespective of Brexit or the General Election the government has confirmed this EU legislation will be with us from May 25th, 2018. The Information Commissioner’s...
Equal opportunities and more – there’s probably never been a month like it for employers. Although April has always denoted the implementation date for new legislative changes in the UK, 2017 sees a record-breaking array of far-reaching initiatives. And while...