The Department for Business and Trade has published guidance on calculating holiday entitlement and holiday pay, focusing particularly on the rights of part-year workers and those working irregular hours.

The Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for the rates of the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage which will come into force from April 2024.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published on 31st August 2023 detailed guidance on processing workers’ health data to help employers comply with their obligations under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).

The UK Government has announced the new minimum wage rates effective from April 2023

This additional bank holiday will be added to an employee’s annual leave for 2022.

As flexible, hybrid and home working arrangements become commonplace, Carmel Sunley addresses some of the legal challenges that employers face as they try to navigate the “new normal” of working life.

Carmel Sunley considers the key principles of how to conduct a workplace investigation.

The UK government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommended increases to the national living wage (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW)

The UK has become the 11th country to ratify the International Labour Organisation’s Violence and Harassment Convention.

The CIPD has asked employers to treat Ukrainian employees, and those with links to the country, with flexibility and compassion.