Employers’ Guide to Redundancy – key things to know
Employers will be experiencing increased financial pressure this year with greater National Insurance Contributions starting…
January 16, 2025 By Ellie Hibberd
World Mental Health Day – how to support your employees
Today is World Mental Health Day. We’re probably all very aware of how prevalent mental…
January 7, 2025 By Ellie Hibberd
Adverse weather conditions – What should employers do?
As we continue into winter with its onslaught of poor weather, including storms, flooding and…
January 3, 2025 By Valerie Curnow
Is there still a place for firing and re-hiring?
For most organisations, there will, for whatever reason, come a time when they want (or…
January 3, 2025 By Hazel Sanders
How to change contracts of employment
We frequently advise employers on how to change the terms of contracts of employment, including…
January 3, 2025 By Hazel Sanders
Data protection – job applicant and employee data
By now, most businesses will be aware that 25 May 2018 will see a seismic…
December 30, 2024 By Stephens Scown
Dealing with work place bullying
Bullying can be a difficult issue to handle. Aside from the impact in individuals, if…
December 30, 2024 By Ellie Hibberd
Recovery underway for illegal tribunal fees
In July 2017 the landmark decision reached by the Supreme Court found that the tribunal…
December 30, 2024 By Hazel Sanders
Mandatory gender pay gap reporting
Background The Equal Pay Act was enacted back in 1970, however the Gender Pay Gap…
December 30, 2024 By Mark Roby
Five FAQs about selling shares to an Employee Ownership Trust
Are you planning on selling all or some of your shares to an Employee Ownership…
December 30, 2024 By Catherine Carlton
Get to know your legal advisor – Matt Huggett
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
December 19, 2024 By Stephens Scown
Your HR Christmas list
The run-up to Christmas can pose a host of tricky issues for those with HR…
December 3, 2024 By Ellie Hibberd