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Winter Weather Working Attendance

31 January 2019 | Hema Mistry

The “beast from the east” caused severe weather disruptions in 2018 and it’s that time of the year again where adverse weather could severely disrupt business continuity where employees cannot attend work due to adverse weather conditions.

Redundancy Notice

29 January 2019 | Eleanor Greenwell

Many questions arise when an employee has been told that they are being made redundant – such as notice period, garden leave, holidays during notice and ‘I now have a job – will this affect my redundancy pay?’

Brexit Implications for Employing Foreign Nationals

23 January 2019 | Jatinder Tara

With all the political chaos over the rejection of the Brexit plan by Parliament on Tuesday 15th January 2019, the Prime Minister is now considering new plans on the EU withdrawal to be shortly placed before Parliament.

Unfair Dismissal

22 January 2019 | Kavita Parmar

A recent case by Kenneth Ball (B) v First Essex Buses (2018) has highlighted some important points employers must consider during disciplinary procedures.

Gross Negligence Manslaughter & Corporate Manslaughter

15 January 2019

What is Gross Negligence Manslaughter and how do I know if there is a liability for this?

Restrictive Covenants

02 January 2019 | Jatinder Tara

Quite often HR Advisors at Quest get the above query coming up especially where the employee has moved on to work for a competitor. The starting point is quite simple, where employees have signed their employment contracts,

Fundamental shake up of employment rights to be introduced

19 December 2018

Greg Clarke ,The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on 17th December 2018 delivered a statement to Parliament over a set of measures to change and reform employment rights under the “good work plan” (the plan) which sets out the Government’s future vision for the UK lab…

Employment Legislation for 2019

18 December 2018

It’s that time of year again! Hopefully all of your Christmas preparations are complete or at the very least well under way! So, with the New Year only weeks away it’s worth knowing what to look out for, employment legislation wise, in the year ahead!

RIDDOR - What does it mean for me?

10 December 2018

This is a regulation that places a duty on employers to report to the HSE (Health & Safety Executive) who are a government department responsible for health and safety compliance / enforcement in the UK.

7 Points to Consider at your Christmas Party

03 December 2018

As the festive spirit kicks in the long held tradition of the works Christmas parties are now in full swing! Though this is meant to be joyous occasion it can often be ruined by over indulgence in alcohol which leads to uncharacteristic behaviour!

Brexit and Employment Status

29 November 2018

With the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) fast approaching there is an air of trepidation being faced by UK employers where their European employees are concerned.

What Happens if an Employee Doesn’t Take their Paid Annual Leave?

20 November 2018 | Jatinder Tara

UK workers are entitled to minimum 5.6 weeks of paid leave under the Working Time Regulations 1998, which equates to 28 days for a typical five-day working week, including public holidays, with pro-rata entitlement for those who work fewer than five days per week.