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The ‘ChatGPT grievance’: navigating employee relations in the AI era
Do you ever feel that you are trying to have a human conversation with a computer? Are you finding that employees are citing caselaw and...
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Do sleep-in shifts count towards the 20-hour limit? If you get this wrong, it could result in a civil penalty
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of civil penalties issued by the Home Office and this means that right to work...
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TUPE transfers: I object! Yes, but why?
Lots of TUPE transfers are smooth sailing and for staff, there is no difference to their lives, other than a different logo on the top of...
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The writing is on the wall… isn’t it?
There is an underperforming employee. They have been given lots of support and offers of training over the years. You’ve given them...
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Employer provides a holiday fund savings scheme – What could go wrong?
Sometimes employers try to do the right thing and still get it wrong. Lees of Scotland are in that boat right now, having set up a...
A few immigration tweaks – too few to mention? I think not…
The politicians might have downed tools and joined the campaign trail, however, for Home Office staff, it has been more like business as...
Spring cleaning your NMW records… are they ready for your workers to inspect?
With the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates increasing in April, it’s never a better time to have a spring clean of your records and for...
Updated right to work checks guidance for employers
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has produced an updated employer’s guide to right to work checks. This updates the previous guide which...
Sick of reading about holiday entitlement? Now you can listen instead!
Following on from Hannah's blog on the Government's draft Regulations to amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 (found here), Hannah and...
Prevention of illegal working – new draft code and starting fine of £45,000 per worker
All employers should note that that the Home Office has published a new draft code of practice on preventing illegal working which will...
Changes to rehabilitation periods – should health and social care employers be concerned?
On 28 October 2023, the rehabilitation periods under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the Act) changed. The new rehabilitation...
The Government response is out and it looks like 12.07% is on the way back in
We blogged back in January about the Government's consultation on how holiday entitlement for part-year workers and workers with...
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