by webmaster | 10 Mar, 2023 | Employment Law
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill will allow parents to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave in addition to other parental leave entitlements such as maternity, paternity and shared parental leave, to spend more time with their baby and delaying the requirement to...
by webmaster | 10 Mar, 2023 | Employment Law
An exclusivity clause in an employment contract restricts workers from taking on additional work with another employer. As with other restrictive covenants, they are only enforceable if they are designed to protect a legitimate business interest and are reasonable....
by webmaster | 10 Mar, 2023 | Employment Law
The National Living Wage rate will increase by 9.7% from 1 April 2023 will be of benefit to some workers – please see below National Living Wage will increase from £9.50 to £10.42 21-22 year olds will increase to £10.18 18-20 Year olds will increase to £7.49 Under...
by webmaster | 10 Mar, 2023 | Employment Law
The government has published its response to the Women and Equalities Committees report – Menopause and the Workplace The government has confirmed it will appoint a menopause employment champion who will work with employers on menopause issues, however it has not...
by webmaster | 10 Mar, 2023 | Employment Law
In this latest tribunal decision arising from the pandemic, a risk assessment was carried out by an external professional in mid-March 2020 in the LLC Ltd warehouse, which recommended social distancing, sanitising surfaces, and staggering start/finish/lunch/break...
by webmaster | 10 Mar, 2023 | Employment Law
Mike Freer has provided the answer setting out the average time between a claimant receiving their tribunal claim and their first hearing. In 2008-2018, the waiting times were around 30 weeks, pre-pandemic (2019) it was 38 weeks and as of March 2021, the latest...
