With just short of 28 million of the UK population having received their first COVID-19 vaccination, and 2.3 million a second dose, employers are wrestling with a very acute dilemma. Can they/should they force employees to have the COVID-19 vaccination?…Read more ›
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No jab, no job – give us your thoughts…
25th March 2021Mandatory vaccination policy – the risks?
It is too soon to tell whether any employers will seriously contemplate imposing a “no jab no job policy” but for those who might even now be considering it, we have put together a list of some of the more…Read more ›
Budget 2021 – a Brief Review of the Employment Points
5th March 2021Two immediately positive takeaways from the highly anticipated Budget 2021 announcement by Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, are: (1) the prediction that the economy will bounce back this year, with a projected annual growth of 4% and an expectation of pre coronavirus…Read more ›
“What is our status?” Uber drivers finally have an answer
22nd February 2021Last Friday, the UK Supreme Court published the highly anticipated judgment in the case of Uber BV v Aslam and Others. The claims originally brought by Mr Aslam and others in 2016 were in relation to Uber’s failure to pay…Read more ›
Government U-Turn on Public Sector Exit Payments
19th February 2021Last week the government announced that it will be revoking the Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2000, which place a £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments. The Regulations, that aim to prevent public bodies from making excessive pay outs…Read more ›
Law by Design ranked as leading employment law firm
2nd October 2020Law by Design ranked as leading employment law firm We are delighted to announce that for another consecutive year Law by Design has been ranked as a leading employment law firm. Testament to our hard work over the past year,…Read more ›
Getting talent management right
25th July 2019By Lauren Anderson, HR consultant and principal investigator, By Design Group, as featured in HR Review. In an ideal world, business leaders would accurately predict the future by peering in to a crystal ball every Monday morning – but unless…Read more ›
Holiday Headaches for parents and employers
23rd July 2019Holiday Headaches for parents and employers Now that the long summer school holidays have finally arrived, I am reminded of my time as a working mother facing the logistical nightmare of what to do with my two young children in…Read more ›
The Menopause Challenge – Breaking the Taboo in the Workplace
3rd July 2019Having a successful career takes hard work, self-belief, determination, time and often sacrifices. Added to this, if you are a working woman you may have the stress of working through the life stages of periods, pregnancy and the dreaded menopause.…Read more ›
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