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‘Long Covid not a disability’ says EHRC

“Flexible Furlough Scheme” – The Latest Updates

“It comes with the job”: holiday pay campaign aims to raise awareness of rights

“Pawternity” leave and 10 types of leave employers must offer by law

“Weirdo” comment results in £17k Employment Tribunal award

£4.5m Awarded to Employee Dismissed During Probationary Period

1 July 2026 – a milestone date for new unfair dismissal rights

1 year on from the Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment: are employers doing enough to comply?

2019 – what to expect in employment law

9 Employment Law Changes in 2024 – Top Tips for Employers

95% of SMEs are “in the dark” about the legal rights of disabled employees

A “fight for the right” to wear glasses at work

Age discrimination – interviewee denied job because of his age

Ageing workforce: Why recruiting and retaining older workers may help your business

AI-generated employee grievances: A guide for employers

All change on non-compete clauses?

Amazon threatens to fire employees for speaking out on climate change

Amending Contracts of Employment: Is it Fair to Dismiss if an Employee Rejects the Change?

An Employer’s Guide to Coronavirus-Related Sickness Pay

An Employer’s Guide to Settlement Agreements

An Employer’s Guide: Managing Annual Leave in Summer 2021

An extra bank holiday: what should employers do?

April 2026: Are you ready for the employment law changes?

April timeline confirmed for employers to claim furlough payments

Are You Falling Foul of National Living Wage Rules?

Asda Equal Pay Saga Continues After Supreme Court Ruling

Asking an Employee to Work from the Office was not Harrassment

Auto-enrolment into pension schemes to be extended to 18-21 year olds

Avoiding Disability Discrimination Claims during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Back to the Office: Can employers force employees to attend the workplace?

Barclays scraps its “Big Brother” employee tracking system

Being called a “good girl” was sexual harassment

Big Changes to Holiday Pay on the Way

Biggest Changes to Paternity Leave in 20 Years on the Way

Biggest Shakeup in Employment Law in 30 Years: What You Need To Know

Blue Monday – Good Mental Health at Work

Blue Monday – Supporting Your Workforce Mental Health

Bridging the generation gap: Tips to harness the skills of a multi-generational workforce

Bullying and harassment swept under the carpet at work: what employers can do

Call for gender pay gap reporting to be imposed on small businesses

Calls for 4-day working weeks to be made standard

Calls for mental health first aiders to be compulsory

Can a noisy office amount to harassment?

Can an Employee Refuse to Return to the Workplace if They Feel Unsafe due to Covid-19?

Can an Employee Refuse Workplace Testing?

Can an Individual be Dismissed for Refusing the Vaccine?

Can Employers Require Staff to Have the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Can employers snoop on their staff?

Can I Discipline an Employee Who Has Broken the Rules on Socialising Over Christmas?

Can I Take Disciplinary Action Against an Employee for Breaching Government Covid-19 Rules Outside of the Workplace?

Can you force staff back to a workplace?

Cardiff Conference to Kick-Start 2020 With a Focus on Mental Health at Work

Carry on carrying over: holiday changes you need to know about

Changes announced to holiday pay and TUPE after Brexit law reversal

Childcare Responsibilities and Sex Discrimination – EAT Decision Welcomed by Working Mothers

Christmas parties: how it can all go wrong

Christmas parties: how to ensure harmony

Company held liable for Managing Director punching employee

Compensation in discrimination cases increased

Coronavirus – online isolation notes launched

Coronavirus – a current guide for employers

Coronavirus – what rights do my employees have now the schools are closing?

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Furloughing: New Key Guidance Points

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Changes – What You Need to Know!

Coronavirus outbreak: ACAS advice to employers

Coronavirus: Job Retention Scheme Portal goes live and other important updates

Cost of Living Crisis: What Should Employers Do Next?

Countdown on for New Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Court rules shared parental leave can be paid less than maternity leave

Covert Recordings – A Warning for Employers

Covid Vaccines to Become Compulsory for Care Home Staff in England

COVID-19 Lockdown: The Potentially Detrimental Impact on Working Mothers

Covid-19 Vaccines: Do’s and Don’ts for Employers

COVID-19: Dealing with flexible working requests post-lockdown

COVID-19: How to Deal With Annual Leave and Holiday Pay

Crack Down on Furlough Fraud – Potential Consequences for Employers

Cure or sticking plaster? The Hidden Consequences of Furlough

Darwin Gray Offering Free Virtual Employment Law Workshop Quiz to Raise Money for Welsh Charities

Darwin Gray’s Employment Law Protection Scheme – Get Protected

Do I need to pay my employees sick pay if they’re returning from a holiday and must quarantine?

Do you need to be worried about equal pay litigation?

Dominos loses unfair dismissal claim after failing to give right of appeal

Don’t be like P&O!

During Pride Month – what can employers do to improve inclusivity at work?

DVLA Strike Shows the Dangers of Getting the Return to the Workplace Wrong

Employee awarded £25k after manager repeatedly shouted “potato” at her

Employee Awarded £470k in Discrimination Claim: Where are Employers Going Wrong?

Employee was Unfairly Dismissed for Socialising Whilst on Sick Leave, Rules Employment Tribunal

Employer was Entitled to Dismiss Employee who Refused to Attend Work During Lockdown

Employer’s Guide: How to Avoid Employee ‘Burnout’

Employer’s Guide: Protecting Against Covid-19 in the Workplace

Employers – Managing Annual Leave in 2021

Employers – tips for protecting employee and customer data

Employers in Wales must be prepared to tackle post-Covid, post-Brexit and other challenges for years to come

Employers: Avoiding Harassment Claims

Employers: How Ready Are You for the New Sexual Harassment Law?

Employment Law Changes & Predictions: Latest Updates

Employment Law Changes Coming in April 2024

Employment law changes in 2026 and beyond: why employers can’t afford to ignore them

Employment Law Tips for Surviving the Christmas Party!

Employment Law Update – Chancellor Announces Changes to the Job Support Scheme

Employment Law Update: Guidance on Extended Furlough Published

Employment law update: revised compensation for discrimination claims

Employment Law: What to Expect in 2021

Employment Rights Bill: Can employers still use seasonal workers?

Employment Tribunal Claims – A Guide for Employers

Employment Tribunal claims continue to rise after fees scrapped

Employment Tribunal claims increase by 165% after fees scrapped

Employment Tribunal fees may be reintroduced as claim levels remain high

Employment Tribunal Statistics and the Increased Demand in the Wake of Covid-19

Employment Tribunals – a system at breaking point?

Equal pay: 1,000 claimants joined to mass claim against Tesco

Equal Pay: Asda loses in the Court of Appeal

Equality Act 2010: Reflecting on the Past 10 Years

Ethical vegans at work: how employers can support them and avoid discrimination claims

Exciting ‘Future of Work’ HR Conference to be Held in Wales

Extra Protection for Women Coming Back From Maternity Leave

Face Coverings in the Workplace: Employer Obligations

Fair to Dismiss Employee for a Few Minutes’ Lateness, EAT Rules

Family-friendly rights in focus: employment law changes coming April 2026

FAQs for Employers: Implementing Hybrid Working Permanently

FCA staff shamed for “unacceptably” messy behaviour

Finalists revealed for Wales HR Awards 2018

Finalists revealed for Wales HR Awards 2019

Fire and Rehire: The Controversial Practice Explained

First in Series of Mental Health Conferences Across Wales Raises £1,000 for Local Charities

First-of-its-Kind ‘Fertility in the Workplace’ Event to Take Place During Fertility Awareness Week

Flexible or Agile Working: What’s the Difference?

Flexible Working – What Can we Expect for 2021?

Flexible Working: The Default Position?

From desk to departure: when moving an employee’s desk could lead to an unfair dismissal claim

Furlough fraud: What happens if an employer forces staff to work while furloughed?

Furlough Leave and the CJRS: Where are we now?

GDPR – One Year On

GDPR preparations gain momentum

Gender pay gap figures published by UK employers: will it make a difference?

Gender pay gap reporting deadline looms again

Gender-Critical Beliefs are Protected by the Equality Act, Rules Employment Appeal Tribunal

General Election Could See Major Changes to Employment Law in the UK

Getting Employment Status Right and the Impact of Uber and Addison Lee

Getting Redundancy Right – Key Steps for Employers

Gig Economy: Hermes strikes “ground-breaking” pay deal with the GMB Union

Good Mental Health at Work and the Costs of Getting it Wrong

Government Announcement: Reversal of the ‘Sunset Clause’ in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Government begins addressing problems in the gig economy

Government publishes “Good Work Plan” proposals for reforming gig economy

Guidance for Employers: Welsh Government Aims for Homeworking

Have Yourself a Merry Little (and Lawful) Christmas Party

Holiday “use it or lose it” policies not always lawful

Holiday pay changes: are you compliant?

How Can I Support my Disabled Employees During the Pandemic?

How Easy is it for an Employer to Change an Employee’s Place of Work?

How employers can reduce anxiety in the workplace

How Has COVID-19 Changed the World of Work and What Could Happen in 2021?

How might Brexit affect employment rights?

How should employers deal with school strikes?

How to Deal With a Serial Complainer

How to Dismiss Fairly – Lessons Learnt from Elon Musk

How to manage long-term sickness absence

How To Minimise the Legal Risks of Remote Working

How to Protect Workers’ Mental Health

Hybrid Working: Is the Future of the Workplace Flexible?

Identifying and Managing Cyberbullying During the COVID-19 Lockdown

Increases in employment payments coming in April: what should employers do now?

International HR Day 2026: Why getting HR right is about much more than legal compliance

IR35 Rules: Ensuring Your Business is Complying with the New Changes

IR35 tax reforms to be delayed until 2021 due to COVID-19

IR35 Update

Is unlimited holiday a good idea?

Jabs for Jobs: The Implications of Asking Employees for Proof of Vaccination

Job Retention Bonus – Employer FAQs Answered

Job Support Scheme – Further October 2020 Update

Job Support Scheme – October 2020 Update

Job Support Scheme – September 2020 Update

Key Changes to the Furlough Scheme and What it Means for ‘Flexible Working’

Key increases to employment-related figures in April 2019: minimum wage, pension contributions and more

Keynote speakers announced as entries deadline approaches for Wales HR Awards 2018

Life After Lockdown: Practical Tips for Employers to Manage the Return to Work

Limiting the effects of stress and mental illness in the workplace

Living with Covid – a guide for employers

Lloyd’s of London to ban boozy brokers from its building

Lockdown Childcare – Is Furlough a Solution?

Lockdown Lessons and a Return to Work

Lockdown v Returning to Work: What Should Employers do in England and Wales?

Long Covid – Important Considerations for Employers

Lowri Morgan confirmed to speak at Wales HR Awards

Major change to ACAS early conciliation process: what employers need to know

Major Employment Rights Bill update: delays, disruptions and developments you need to know about

Major new changes announced to unfair dismissal reforms

Managing employee benefits during COVID-19

Managing Employee Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Managing Employee Wellbeing Remotely

Managing Staff Absenteeism During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Managing Stress at Work – Guidelines for Employers

Manchester City Footballer Awarded £11 Million in Successful Unlawful Deduction from Wages Claim

McDonald’s sexual harassment scandal – lessons and tips for employers

Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: How employers can support their staff

Mental Health Awareness Week: What is the Potential Impact of Video Calls on Employee Mental Health?

Mental Health Conference to be Held in Aberystwyth Will Raise Money for Local Charities

Mental health: your staff and tenants

Minimum wage is not payable when a worker is asleep, rules Court of Appeal

Monitoring Employees Remotely – How Far Can Employers Go?

Morrisons Cuts Pay for Unvaccinated Workers who are ‘Pinged’

National Stress Awareness Day – Top tips for supporting staff

NDAs: Are they legal?

Neurodiversity in the Workplace: What do employers need to know?

New “Day 1 Rights” for Workers Coming Soon – 5 Top Tips for Employers

New Coronavirus Workplace Social Distancing Regulations

New Four-day Working Week Proposals: How Will Things Change for Employers?

New right for casual workers to request predictable hours of work

Newidiadau Cyfraith Cyflogaeth 2025: Diweddariadau Byw

Paid parental bereavement leave takes step towards becoming law

Part-time workers: Do you know their rights?

Perpetrators of harassment at Yorkshire County Cricket Club to face no disciplinary action despite having been found to have made racist comments towards an ex-teammate

Pimlico Plumbers: Supreme Court confirms plumber’s self-employment status was a sham

Preparing for unfair dismissal reform under the ERA: redundancy risks and employer responsibilities

Pressure on Government to make “Gagging orders” in workplace sexual harassment claims illegal

Pride Month: Steps Employers Should Take in their Workplaces

Protesting: Do You Know Your Employees’ Rights?

Remote working: Risk, reward, and the road ahead for employers

Return to the Workplace – Managing Employee Safety Concerns

Return to the Workplace: The Big Questions

Returning to the workplace: can I monitor and collect information about my staff?

Returning to the Workplace: Employer’s Guide to Risk Assessments

Returning to the Workplace: how should I approach employee redundancies?

Returning to the Workplace: How to Avoid Discrimination

Returning to the Workplace: Planning a Return for Concerned Employees

Rolled-up holiday pay: When and how can you use it?

Rugby World Cup 2019: a survival guide for employers

Ryanair sacks staff for posting “sleeping” photo on social media

Safeguarding your business from employee theft

SEISS Grant – Support for Self-employed During COVID-19

Short-term and Long-term Post-furlough Options for Employers

Should employees have the ‘right to disconnect’ outside of work hours?

Should Employers Allow Workers to Work from Anywhere?

Should veganism be protected by the Equality Act 2010?

Sign or be sacked: Asda’s plan to implement new terms of employment

Snow disruption – what happens if employees cannot get into work?

Start-up Series: Taking on Your First Employees

Stress Awareness Month 2026 – how can we support employees in the workplace?

Surge in Flexible Working Requests Expected

Survey Reveals that only half of UK Working Mothers’ Flexible Working Requests are Successful

Suspension of teacher accused of using unreasonable force against children held not to be a breach of employment contract

Tackling bullying in the workplace: what does the Bullying and Respect at Work Bill mean for employers?

Taking Care of Business: Over £2,000 Raised at Conferences for Local Mental Health Causes

Temporary New Rules on Carrying Over Holiday Leave: Top Tips for Employers

Tesco becomes latest supermarket to face mass equal pay claims

The “death of DEI”? Implications for employers

The blurred lines of the working day

The Coronavirus lockdown: an employer’s duty of care for remote workers

The end of ‘fire and rehire’: will employers still be able to change employees’ terms?

The end of fire-and-rehire: how the ERA 2025 is reshaping workplace dismissals and redundancies

The End of Furlough: What Happens Next?

The End of Furlough: What has Happened Since?

The explosion of AI-generated grievances: top tips for employers

The four-day working week – is it closer than we thought?

The four-day working week – is it the future?

The Future of Remote/Home Working and its Impact on Mental Health

The Future of the Workplace: Four-day Working Week Trial in Iceland is a Ground-Breaking Success

The Good Work Plan – Employer ‘Need-to-Knows’

The Government’s Plans for Workplace Reform

The King’s Coronation – are employees entitled to a day off?

The King’s Speech: What Employers Must Know

The new duty to prevent harassment: what hospitality and tourism businesses need to know

The reality and challenges of an ageing workforce

The Right to Disconnect for UK Workers: What Could This Mean for Employers?

The Staff Handbook Changes You Must Make In 2024

There’s no need to get stressed about stress – Stress Awareness Month

Too hot to work? – A guide for employers

Top Welsh Employers and HR Professionals Crowned at Wales HR Awards 2018

Travel Expenses and Homeworkers

Travel to Spain – FAQs for Employers

Trustees’ Week: 3 ways to get the best out of your charity trustees

TUPE can apply even after a business is closed for 5 months

Twitter “Mass Sackings” – Are They Legal in the UK?

Two million workers could soon become eligible for Statutory Sick Pay

Uber Supreme Court Decision: A Shift for the Gig Economy?

Uber: A Look Back at The Supreme Court Ruling and its Significance for Employers

UK Disability History Month

UK Government Considering Re-introducing Employment Tribunal fees

Update for Employers on Reclaiming Statutory Sick Pay

Update: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Furloughing

UPDATED: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – what does it mean for employers?

Use of criminal record “tick box” in job applications condemned

Virtual Mini-Conference to Mark Mental Health Awareness Week

What a change in Government could mean for UK employment law

What a Labour Government Could Mean for UK Employment Law

What are the implications of a no-deal Brexit for UK employment law?

What Are the Likely Effects of Brexit on UK Employment Law?

What are the new laws on flexible working requests?

What can we expect in employment law in 2020?

What counts as bullying at work?

What does GDPR mean for employees?

What Does the Autumn Budget Mean for Employers?

What does the mini-budget mean for employers?

What Employment Rights do Staff Have When a Company Goes into Administration?

What support is available for businesses to cope with financial difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic?

What the “Pingdemic” Means for Employers

What the Brexit Deal Means for Employment Law

What the rest of 2023 has in store for Employment Law

What to do if an employee has lied on their CV?

What to Expect in Employment Law in 2025

What Will Change in Employment Law in 2022?

What will change in employment law in 2023?

What You Need to Know About the New Carer’s Leave Act

What you need to know about upcoming pension changes

When are workers entitled to be paid for time spent travelling to and from work?

When can you discipline employees for making a covert recording at work?

When internet shopping leads to unfair dismissal – lessons for employers from a recent Tribunal case

When is an off the record conversation not off the record? – Risks and tips for employers

When is sending a letter enough to dismiss someone?

When is swearing at your boss not a sackable offence?

Why Redundancy just got more expensive

Why So Many Employees are Resigning and What You Can Do About it

Winners crowned at Wales HR Awards

Winners crowned at Wales HR Awards 2019

Workcations – a progressive trend, or remote working gone too far?

Workers Who Sleep in Not Entitled to National Minimum Wage

Working From Home: What health and safety duties do I have to my employees?

Workplace Investigations: How to Get Them Right

Workplace mediation: resolving conflict before it becomes a claim

World Mental Health Day 2020: Prioritising the Mental Wellbeing of Your Staff

Zero-Hours Contracts: how the Employment Rights Act 2025 will change the nature of casual work