Keeping Records: Daily Working Hours of Staff
Currently the obligations on British employers under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTRs) to keep…
April 27, 2026 By Hazel Sanders
Employment Rights Act Reforms: What Employers Must Do to Stay Compliant
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) represents the most significant overhaul of UK employment law…
April 17, 2026 By Laura McFadyen
A Brief Guide for Employers: Supporting Staff When Handling Workplace Bereavement
There will be times where employers are faced with the deeply sad news of an…
April 7, 2026 By Ellie Hibberd
Discrimination: are you protecting your business?
Do you run discrimination awareness training for staff? Have you got up to date equality…
March 20, 2026 By Mark Roby
How to carry out a compliant right to work check during the Coronavirus pandemic
Whilst the Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many of the normal recruitment procedures being altered…
March 20, 2026 By Lisa Mulholland
Bullying at work – how should employers handle allegations of bullying?
How should an employer respond to allegations of bullying at work? This article looks at…
February 4, 2026 By Laura McFadyen
Get to know your legal advisor – Joe Nicholls
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
January 16, 2026 By Stephens Scown
HRExpress: how we help businesses – handling employee grievances
The word grievance can send shudders down the spine of any employer, let alone a…
December 18, 2025 By Mark Roby
HRExpress: how we help businesses – disciplinary process
Our aim in the HRExpress team is to provide tailored advice and guidance throughout the…
December 4, 2025 By Charlotte Cole
HRExpress: how we help businesses – sickness absence
Sickness absence is likely one of the most common (and challenging) issues employers are faced…
November 20, 2025 By Chris Morse
Pay and reward – how are you motivating your employees and what implications does that have for you as a business?
There are frequent surveys carried out of what motivates employees and since the pandemic, there…
August 29, 2025 By Ellie Hibberd
Employment rights – the two year rule
Many people do not realise that since 6 April 2012 new employees must work continuously…
July 14, 2025 By Chris Morse