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From small tasks to entire projects – employers have numerous reasons for hiring services from contractors and suppliers. To protect yourself from unexpected risks, you may decide to enter legal agreements through ‘tendering’. In the construction industry, tendering is the process of requesting and receiving a price for a particular form of labour or service.

In this guide, we’ll look at what contract farming is, who’s involved in them, and what your agreements require when conducting business with third parties.

Top tips on employment contracts for hairdressing and beauty employers, or contact us for further HR, Health & Safety and Employment law advice.

Read our guide where we'll discuss express terms, your legal obligations, and the legal consequences of breaching an employment contract.

Businesses move for a number of different reasons, often related to saving money, cutting costs, or expanding their organisation.

In this guide, we'll look at what a secondment is, legal rights for secondees, and how to manage temporary job placements.

The Government has launched a consultation on the measures that are due to be implemented via the Employment Rights Act 2025 to reform zero hours contracts and end what the Government calls “one-sided flexibility”. We look at what the Government’s plans are for reforms in this area and how this will impact employers.

The Government has launched a consultation on the measures that are due to be implemented via the Employment Rights Act 2025 to reform zero hours contracts and end what the Government calls “one-sided flexibility”.

The final report of the Keep Britain Working review, carried out by Sir Charlie Mayfield, has been published. The report sets out recommendations for the Government, aimed at “turning the tide” on ill-health and disability in the workplace, including addressing mental health at work, retention of older people in work and improving participation and retention of disabled people in work.

With the Employment Rights Bill expected to receive Royal Assent imminently, focus has turned to the enforcement of employment law in the UK.

The House of Lords’ Home-based Working Committee’s report, Is Working from Home Working?, identifies how remote working can enable people to work who might not otherwise be able to do so, due to a disability or sickness and support the Government’s plans to get back people back to work.

The CIPD’s quarterly Labour Market Outlook, which has now been published for autumn 2025, highlights the anticipated impact of AI in the workplace on job retention, as hiring confidence remains at a record low outside the pandemic.