WHY PROFESSIONALLY DRAFTED CONTRACTS ARE BENEFICIAL TO EMPLOYERS With many employers looking to make savings where they can as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, we have been asked several times why an employer should hire a professional employment lawyer to draft their contracts, rather than...
Clients have recently been asking what their options are for employees working for them on time-limited visas, who are a great fit and who they are keen to keep, but whose visas are due to expire. We have set out below some FAQs on handling visa...
The year 2023 will bring yet another “extra” bank holiday to the United Kingdom. The Coronation of King Charles III takes place this May, and a bank holiday will mark the occasion on Monday 8th May 2023. And with it, another headache for employers over...
An employer would hope no employee ever behaves in a way that requires them to be taken down the route of a disciplinary hearing. But what if they do? Does your business have an up-to-date and legally compliant disciplinary procedure in place? Do you know how to correctly...
So many complex and costly legal errors often spin out of handling, and indeed, mishandling performance issues in the workplace. Lee Stephens, Principal Solicitor and Director at BRIDGE, shares his key steps to consider when approaching underperformance in your business. 1: Make sure the handling of...
In this article, Georgina Thomas, Associate Director at BRIDGE, details the different ways UK Employers can conduct right to work checks and explains the risks that come with not carrying out a right to work check properly. As an employer, you are: under a legal duty to...
A New Year's Resolution to give your management and HR personnel Equality & Diversity training? Alex Millward, Senior Chartered Legal Executive at BRIDGE, explains why employers should consider it. It's the time of year when many of us set New Year's Resolutions at work. Some of...
In our view, this amendment to TUPE is welcome and reflects the practical need for employers to consult directly in such cases, rather than having to elect representatives to do so. The government is amending TUPE in order to remove the requirement to elect employee representatives...
The government plans to implement the following changes to holiday pay to correct the somewhat baffling array of case law that has developed over the last 10-15 years. 1. Permitting rolled-up holiday pay This is a change back to, again, accepting in certain cases rolled-up holiday pay...
The concept of 'blowing the whistle' has received some media attention, most recently in respect of the murder trial of the nurse Lucy Letby. It often involves a breach of an employer’s obligations, flagged by an employee, most commonly safety procedures or protocols that often reduce...