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  • 23 September 2021
  • Mental Health

Happiness at work

We spend approximately 90,000 hours of our lives at work. The only thing we spend more time doing than working, is sleeping.There has been ample discussion in recent years around moving towards using happiness indexes as a significant indicator of a society’s performance. A greater focus on happiness at work is one part of this shift. In the developed economies of the western world, recent years have seen many individuals re-evaluating their lives and placing a premium on happiness.
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  • 21 September 2021
  • Employment

Gender pay gap reporting due this October

Due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, employers were given a six month extension for publishing their gender pay gap information for 2020/2021. The Government confirmed enforcement action for failing to report (or providing inaccurate information) would be suspended until 5 October 2021, meaning employers have until 4 October 2021 to publish their information. This date is fast approaching and so employers need to ensure they are ready.

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  • 17 September 2021
  • Employment

ICO publishes enforcement notice after SAR failure

Subject Access Requests (SARs) are on the rise as more and more data is collected for social, personal and work purposes. In particular, we have noticed a significant increase within the context of employment and/or workplace disputes.

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  • 16 September 2021
  • Immigration

Home Office proposes changes for UK Sponsors

Following the implementation of the new points-based system for UK sponsors, the Home Office has published a white paper detailing their proposed plan and timeline for the roll-out of the delivery of the forthcoming changes to the sponsorship process.
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  • 14 September 2021
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Extension of moratorium on statutory demands for commercial landlords

The Government has announced a further extension (previously expiring on 30 September) to restrict commercial landlords from pursuing a tenant’s rent arrears through issuing statutory demands.

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  • 10 September 2021
  • Immigration

Dealing with a skills shortage

As the UK economy continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions of the last 18 months, the number of job vacancies are reaching record highs.
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  • 08 September 2021
  • Employment

Rejection of flexible working request cost employer £184,000

The pandemic has seen employees re-evaluate their working habits and some may try to change their working terms and conditions e.g., working one day less a week, changing their hours and/or place of work. Employees will need to seek approval from their employersAlthough not a requirement employers will generally request that the employee submits a flexible working request so that the employer can properly consider the request and impact it will have on the workforce..

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  • 08 September 2021
  • Employment

Proposed redundancy figures at seven-year low as furlough scheme winds down

Speculators predicted a surge in redundancies this autumn as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme comes to an end on the 30th September. However, this surge doesn’t appear to be forthcoming. Despite 1.9 million workers still being on furlough at the end of June, recent data from the Insolvency Service (the body employers must notify when they are making 20 or more staff redundant) shows that the proposed job cut figures in August were the lowest they have been for 7 years.
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  • 08 September 2021
  • Commercial Real Estate

Can I turn my shop into a residential property?

We saw significant changes to the commercial use classes system in September 2020. However, one of the most significant adjustments has been implemented without much fanfare or publicity. It is the change that was put in force since 1 August 2021 permitting development to convert shops into residential units; (Use class E to use class C3).

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  • 02 September 2021
  • Employment

Discrimination during recruitment

There were 835,000 job vacancies recorded by the Office of National Statistics between May and July 2021 and, this is good news as it shows the economy is recovering from the pandemic. However, organisations must review their recruitment procedures to ensure they are compliant with anti-discrimination laws.
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  • 01 September 2021
  • Immigration

Adjusted right to work checks extended once again

Following positive feedback about the ability to conduct right to work checks remotely, the end date for the adjusted checks has been extended to 5 April 2022.

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  • 26 August 2021
  • Employment

Can a dismissal be fair without an appeal hearing? 

Employees with two year’s continuous service have the right not to be unfairly dismissed (and no length of services is required in cases of ‘automatically unfair’ dismissals). But can a dismissal be deemed fair with an appeal hearing?

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