Kate Palmer

Kate Palmer is Associate Director of Advisory at Peninsula which provides HR and health & safety support for small businesses.

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Childcare

Can employees take unpaid leave this summer to look after their children?

As the school summer holidays are a matter of weeks away employers are likely to be...read more

Flexible Working Practices

The Good Work Plan – do employers need to start prepping now?

By now most employers will have some idea of the impending changes to employment law that...read more

Flexible Working Practices

What do the pension auto-enrolment changes mean for women?

Since auto-enrolment was introduced in 2012 as a way of encouraging working individuals to...read more

Gender Equality

Five tips for creating a gender-balanced workplace

‘Balance for Better’ is the chosen theme of this year’s International Women’s Day...read more

Employment Rights

Do employees have a right to express milk at work?

With recent studies showing that breast feeding employees can often feel overlooked and...read more

Managing Staff

Is hugging at work considered sexual harassment?

Whilst some people are naturally more tactile than others and are happy to take part in a...read more

Managing Staff

How can employers be alert to harassment and bullying in the workplace?

Employees have the right to feel safe and respected in their workplace, so employers...read more

Gender Equality

A guide to the law on equal pay

The publication of the BBC’s salary list last year caused many people to question the...read more

Managing Staff

Non-disclosure agreements, what are they and how do they work?

NDAs, or ‘gagging clauses’ as they are also referred to, are legal contracts used to...read more

Employment Rights

Employment law changes for April

April will see the deadline for gender pay audits, rises in statutory pay rates and the...read more