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Jan 2019
New Year Resolutions for HR and business owners - what will yours be?
It’s the start of a new year! Leaving aside personal resolutions, what should someone dealing with Human Resources for a business consider as aspirational New Year’s resolutions for 2019?
17
Jan 2019
Largest upgrade in workers’ rights in over a generation
The Government has named their proposals as one of the biggest recent reforms of employment law, with Business Secretary Greg Clark stating that the proposals are the “largest upgrade in workers’ rights in over a generation”.
17
Oct 2018
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018
For many years there has been no statutory allowance or paid leave for employees who experience the death of a child.
15
Oct 2018
To bake or not to bake
In May 2014, Mr Lee ordered a cake from a bakery company in Northern Ireland. He asked for the cake to be decorated with the wording “Support for Gay Marriage”. Initially Mr Lee’s request was accepted by the bakery, but a few days later Mr lee was told that the order could not be fulfilled as the bakery was a Christian business. Mr Lee was not happy and decided to sue the bakery for discrimination on grounds of his sexual orientation and political opinion.