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 […]
The Importance of Probationary Periods Now and for the Foreseeable
Probationary periods have long been an effective tool to effectively manage employees, especially when assessing their long term suitability for post. With the upcoming change to unfair dismissal rights [read this for more info: must read for employers: managing day one protection from unfair dismissal — Osborne & Wise], probationary periods are going to be […]
Managing Day One Protection from Unfair Dismissal
The employment law landscape is undergoing significant transformation in 2025, with a raft of reforms recently in force or on the horizon. In a world where many jurisdictions appear to be pulling back from workers’ rights (think Trump’s approach to DEI), it is quite a contrast that here in England and Wales, there is a […]
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 […]