Feeling HOT HOT HOT….but the conga is the last thing on everyone’s mind.
As the UK focusses on trying to keep cool, the Met Office has issued a rare red warning for extreme heat covering parts of England and Wales from today and schools are confirming closures. With heatwaves becoming the norm as we navigate climate change, employment law is again in the spotlight as there is a […]
Menopause in the Workplace: No longer just on a need to know basis
The Need to be Aware of What is Going on The facts The menopause is a biological stage usually in a woman’s life (but can be applicable to some non-binary and trans women) when menstruation stops permanently due to the loss of ovarian follicular activity. It usually occurs during 45 to 55 years old, but […]
Baby loss awareness month
October is an official month of recognition for baby loss and it aims to raise awareness of pregnancy and baby death in the UK. Baby loss is a loss that is often silent and rarely acknowledged by employers and colleagues in a workplace setting usually because nobody knows what to say. Statistic from Tommy’s confirm that […]
BBC’s pause exposes Britain’s gender identity confusion
Osborne & Wise partner Kaajal Nathwani has written an article for the Solicitors Journal – read in full here
When does the clock start ticking?
Travel time and the national minimum wage: Court of Appeal Clarifies the Position Battle of the courts The Court of Appeal has recently considered whether time spent by poultry workers travelling from home to work sites counts as ‘time work’ under the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 (NMW Regulations). In HMRC vs Taylors Services Ltd […]
It’s so hot – but is it illegal???
As UK temperatures soared to their highest this weekend in the third heatwave of the year, we have had quite a few of our employer clients wondering: legally, how hot is too hot to work? When you’re on holiday sipping your favourite cocktail or keeping cool at the weekend in your shorts and umpteenth iced […]
Latest Employment Tribunal decisions give ammunition to the already raging Working From Home Debate
How many people who work remotely from home, use their working hours to squeeze in that extra washing load, cut up the veg for dinner, or book their gardener to come round whilst they are home to supervise? Tipping the balance Is this a win for the employer and win for the employee? Or are […]
Mental Health Awareness: The Importance of Maternal Mental Health in the Workplace
Workplace culture and often lack of legal understanding or compliance can have a significant impact on maternal mental health. Last week marked mental health awareness week, a week which which raises awareness and promotes recognition of unique challenges faced by women before, during, and after maternity leave. Why maternal mental health matters Maternal mental health […]
Vento bands – a cautionary tale for judges and practitioners
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Changes to Neonatal Care Leave
From 6 April 2025, the Government will introduce a new statutory right to neonatal care leave. The purpose of this is to provide additional support for parents who need to take time off work to care for their newborn baby who requires extended hospital care. Subject to certain eligibility requirements, neonatal care leave may […]