As women are tending to have children later in life, often due to their careers, an increasing number are having to resort to in vitro fertilisation (IVF). What you need… read more →
Acas launched new free guidance on Wednesday 12 August, UN International Youth Day, to make businesses aware of the special rules and protections that apply when employing young workers (i.e.… read more →
Acas has published new equality guidance and resources on its website. This includes guidance on the nine protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010, and three new equality… read more →
BIS has published technical guidance for employers on adoption leave and pay following the recent changes. There is still a 26 week qualifying service requirement for adoption pay, but employees… read more →
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled last December that obesity may be capable of constituting a disability in extreme cases where it hinders the “full and effective participation of… read more →
The new system for shared parental leave came into effect on 5 April. The idea of the new system is to allow working parents to share the responsibility of taking… read more →
Last year, in the case of Lock v British Gas Trading, the European Court of Justice ruled that Mr Lock’s holiday pay must include commission because the commission Mr Lock… read more →
Following a trial in Sheffield, the Government’s Fit for Work service (FFW) is now being rolled out nationwide. The purpose of the FFW service is to help employers manage sickness… read more →
From 10 March 2015, it will be a criminal offence for an employer to require job applicants or existing employees to obtain a copy of their criminal records by means… read more →