News Category: Employment for Business

5 June 2020

The month of June marks Pride Month dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ communities. Although many of the events have been cancelled across the world, to mark Pride Month we take a look at the legal rights for the LGBTQ+ community. Read more

22 May 2020

The wellbeing and good mental health of a work force should be a priority for any business. Staff turnover, staff sickness and impact on productivity will have a detrimental effect to any business therefore it should be high on the HR agenda to ensure that a business considers how best to address mental health and wellbeing within the workforce with consistency and in compliance with the Law. Read more

21 May 2020

Mental health in the workplace is becoming more and more common; whether it is the stresses and strains of the job itself, relationships with colleagues or personal matters that are affecting an employee’s wellbeing.  Read more

13 May 2020

Oliver Brabbins of Steeles Law follows up on his article of Sunday evening in the third article in his returning to work after lockdown employment series. Read more

10 May 2020

Having now had the government’s announcement on the 'shape of a new plan' for a gradual release from lockdown, with more detail to follow in Parliament tomorrow, Oliver Brabbins, Head of Employment at Steeles Law, sets out his second article on some of the employment law challenges to come for employers. Read more

5 May 2020

Employment law has been a hot topic since the Covid-19 crisis, with financial support for those unable to work followed by several updates on the JRS (job retention scheme) which could create confusing guidance for employees and businesses when dealing with HR requests. In fact, until the Covid-19 crisis the use of ‘furlough’ was a relatively uncommon term.  Read more

23 April 2020

With the UK now well and truly locked down, government figures so far show a surge in the number of employers applying for the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to recover the costs of their workforce. Read more

16 April 2020

James Conley, Employment Solicitor, sets out the 6 key takeaways following HMRC's final publication of the instructions to HMRC relating to the Job Retention Scheme (JRS). Read more

14 April 2020

Employment Solicitor James Conley recently took to our Coronavirus Business Discussion Group on LinkedIn to host a live Q&A for group members. Read more

9 March 2020

Current information regarding Coronavirus is updating and developing daily. Unsurprisingly, it can be difficult for an employer to keep up to date with fast-changing guidance. This article focuses specifically on your health and safety duties as an employer and provides our latest ‘best practice’ guidance.  Read more