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Employers must complete all the necessary immigration conditions before hiring foreign workers. Unfortunately, it’s a lengthy and complicated process – but nonetheless, mandatory.
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On the 24th of May 2024, the UK government passed the new ‘Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act’. The act aims to provide vital support for bereaved fathers whose wives, adoptive, or birthing partners die. Let’s look at what the Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act is, what the law includes, and how your business should support bereaving employees going personal loss of life.
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The current government has passed new flexible working rules for 2024. This includes a number of original and amended legislation set to pass before the end of the year. Let’s take a look at how employers can manage a flexible working request raised by their staff:
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The first step employers should take is thinking about whether a four-day work week is suitable for their specific business.
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A four-day work week is the period where employees complete their job duties in four days, rather than the traditional five.
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In this guide, we'll discuss what garden leave is, employee rights during this type of leave, and the benefits it can bring.
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There are new government plans in Northern Ireland to make it compulsory to keep children in education or training until they reach 18 years of age.
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The current Apprenticeship Levy has had many critics, with business groups pointing out that apprenticeships have been failing to help firms address skills shortages and to support individuals trying to boost their qualifications.
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What can HR learn from the ongoing sexual harassment allegations surrounding former Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed and music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs? Understand your new legal duty to take steps to prevent workplace harassment…
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Do you like to catch up on your emails after the working day is done? Well, under Labour’s proposed ‘right to disconnect’ rules, an out-of-hours email or text could potentially breach your employee’s rights…
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For working parents, individuals with commitments outside of work or disabilities, and those who simply enjoy having an extended break from working each year, term-time working can be an ideal option. Offering contracts of this type can also be advantageous for employers, especially those whose activities peak during times of the year that coincide with school terms. So, as schools are heading back for a new term, we take a look at the law on term-time contracts.
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Even when on a much-needed holiday, two thirds of high earners cannot resist checking their emails when they are meant to be chilling out
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It's important to keep a record of your return to work meeting on file when your employee's been off work with sickness. Download your free ready-made return to work form template to keep track of staff absences now.
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If you have never created a written warning letter for sickness absence before, there's no need to stress - Peninsula has a template you can download for free.
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This employment law guide explores the basics of apprenticeships and offers guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls.
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When employing younger workers, employers need to be aware that there are greater restrictions in place in order to provide young people with more protection in the workplace.
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Flexible working has become more popular in recent years. With more ways of doing work remotely and recognition of the productivity and wellbeing benefits, have seen more employers offer it.
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Employees have a statutory right to take time off work to deal with emergencies involving a dependant. It is often mistaken for the right to take time off for any kind of emergency, however, it is not.
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