The year 2024 is shaping up to be action-packed, with a steady stream of legislative provisions due to be enacted throughout the year. The government has recently issued a consultation paper regarding the re-introduction of fees in Employment Tribunals and…Read more ›
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Blog Archives
Changes to Employment Law are on the Way!
2024 is here, and a number of proposed changes to UK employment law are now on the horizon. We take a look at several key dates for your employment law diaries over the next 12 months and beyond: April 2024…Read more ›
The impact of the Supreme Court Decision in ASDA Stores Ltd v Brierly
The Equality Act 2010 implements the principle that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work. Whilst in today’s society we would expect men and women’s salaries to be harmonised, in reality there appears to remain a stark…Read more ›
Mandatory 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
Two 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
Last 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 ›
Top tips for workplace Investigations
Top tips for workplace investigations Problems often arise in a workplace setting, but making sure they are dealt with properly, fairly and consistently may require an investigation to take place. It’s often the case that these aren’t dealt with as…Read more ›
But it was out of hours – it can’t count?!
Lauren Anderson, HR consultant and principal investigator at By Design Group discusses how ‘out of hours’ is no excuse for unwanted attention from colleagues Jim Hodkinson, 56, a married man with grandchildren, and the chief executive of the New Look…Read more ›
Work place well being
Tips for a healthy, happy workplace. I’m all in favour of practice what you preach, and when it comes to mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, I’m wholeheartedly committed to making the By Design Group a place to work…Read more ›
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