Employment Rights
How will the Government's job retention scheme work?
Last week the Government announced its Job Retention Scheme to ensure significant numbers... read more
Employment Rights
What are your rights if your employer changes your shift pattern? What about redundancy? This section offers expert answers to readers questions on employment rights. It will also update you on the latest employment news and legislation.
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Employment Rights
Parental leave and time off for emergencies: your rights
Employees can take time off work in the form of Parental Leave to look after a child’s... read more
Employment Rights
Statutory Sick Pay during the COVID-19 crisis
As Covid-19 takes hold there’s plenty to worry about, not least how self isolation and... read more
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Employment Rights
Employment tribunals: what are the costs of a claim?
If you win a case in the employment tribunal, you may be awarded money to compensate you for your employer’s actions. But fighting a case will... read more
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Hours could be cut and salary reduced in restructure
As a department manager for a large supermarket chain I have been informed that my... read more
Employment Rights
Should I be paid overtime if I am part time and working over my hours?
I work 30 hours per week. The company’s standard employment contract states that... read more
Employment Rights
Can employees take time off for IVF appointments?
HR expert Kate Palmer outlines how employers should treat employees undergoing IVF and... read more
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Coronavirus schools shutdown: what do employees and employers need to know?
HR expert Kate Palmer from Peninsula UK advises on what parents can do if their schools are forced to close due to Covid-19. read more
Employment Rights
Fears that e-presenteeism is driving down well being
Two new surveys highlight increases in work intensity since the lockdown, with e-presenteeism causing falls in overall well being. read more
Employment Rights
Might redundancy be the freedom you are looking for?
Employment lawyer and coach Lorna Valcin describes the emotional response many have to redundancy and how important it is to take time, if you can, to... read more
Employment Rights
Call for action on insecure work and its impact on pregnant women and new mums
Insecure work and its impact on pregnant women
A new report highlights how insecure work means many women are losing out on basic maternity rights. read more
Employment Rights
Redundancy rights during Covid
Karen Holden from A City Law Firm has some advice on your rights around redundancy at this difficult time. read more
Employment Rights
Supporting staff with long Covid
David Price from Health Assured has some advice for employers on how to manage the increasing number of employees with long Covid. read more
Employment Rights
Hours reduced, no furlough and no communication for months
I received a letter from my employer a few months ago stating that, due to Covid, they had taken the difficult decision to significantly reduce staff... read more
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The workforce in the UK is changing. By 2020 1 in 3 workers will be over 50, and by 2030 half of all adults in the UK will be over 50.
Understanding the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population is vital if we want to create productive, innovative and inclusive multi-generational teams as we all lead longer working lives.
workingwise.co.uk is a job and community site specially focused on older workers looking for flexibility and improved work-life balance, and the employers who recognise what they have to offer.
Further Reading
Childcare
Longer half term for Northern Ireland schools
Schools in Northern Ireland will shut for two weeks from next week as part of a circuit breaker approach to bringing down Covid-19 infection rates. read more
Work Life Balance
UK adopts light touch on gender pay gaps
A new report compares 10 countries, including the UK, and their approach to tackling the gender pay gap and finds the UK, unlike other countries, does... read more
Returning to Work
Returning with passion
Dame Stephanie Shirley CH gave an inspiring keynote address at Women Returners' annual conference yesterday, and said experience of raising a family... read more
Work Life Balance
Unemployment rises to 4.5%
New statistics show unemployment is rising and the highest number of redundancies since the last recession. read more
Returning to Work
Normalising career breaks
Women Returners' annual conference heard from returners, coaches and other experts about routes back into work after a career break. read more
Employment Rights
Prime Minister sets out new three-tier Covid system
As infection rates soar in some parts of England, the Prime Minister has announced a new three-tier system with the Liverpool region the first to go... read more
Work Life Balance
‘Incentivise a more empathetic workplace’
Employers should be offered an incentive to prioritise well being at work, a conference heard last week. read more
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