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It's April Fools day on the 1st of the month so I wanted to talk about "horseplay" at work. What is Horseplay? Rough, boisterous and excessive play or pranks that occur at the workplace. Horseplay can be activities such as joking that includes physical contact,...

Minimum Wage Increase Reminder Don't forget that the national minimum wage increases from 1st April. Please ensure that you have made changes to your payroll and sent any relevant paperwork out to staff. Statutory Rates Increases Proposed rates from April 2024 are...

If you are looking to make redundancies, you need to be aware of the new legislation coming into force on the 6th April 2024. The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 expands the current laws protecting pregnant employees or those on, or...

- Employers will have to keep "adequate" records to demonstrate compliance with their obligations under the WTR in relation to the 48-hour week, 8-hour limit on night work etc. The regulations make it clear that there is no need to record a worker's daily working...

You may have caught the news in December about Deliveroo's trade union decision. If not here's the update: The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain's decision that the reference to the right of "everyone…to form and to join trade unions" is limited to those who...

An employment tribunal has held in a preliminary hearing that the claimant was a disabled person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. The claimant argued that her work-related stress amounted to a disability. The judge concluded that there was no requirement...

Possible changes to Fit Notes: The government has committed to reforming the fit note process so that increased numbers of people can return to work after a period of ill health. There will be a consultation this year on wider reforms to fit notes. Occupational...

From April 24 the following National Minimum Wage will apply: The National Living Wage (NLW) - £11.44 The 18 to 20-year old rate - £8.60 The 16 to 17-year old rate and apprentice rate - £6.40 From 1 April 2024, the NLW will be extended from workers aged 23 and over to...

The Paternity Leave Amendment Regulations 2024, which will apply in all cases where the expected week of childbirth falls on or after 6 April 2024, will allow paternity leave to be split into two blocks of one week at any point in the first year after the birth or...