As part of the Government’s Good Work Plan the Government will be abolishing the “Swedish derogation” within the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 in April 2020. This will be a significant cause for concern to a number of businesses who use a high volume of blue collar agency workers. Estimates are that the cost of[…]
Abolition of the Swedish Derogation in April 2020 – what this means for business
LATEST NEWS Nov 26, 2019
Sexual harassment is unacceptable in any context, but it should never have to be tolerated in the workplace. In this article, Zoe Lagadec, employment law expert explains what employers can do to support employees affected by sexually inappropriate behaviour and how to foster a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment within the workforce. An employer’s guide[…]
Employers often get caught out by thinking that just because a worker owes them money they can simply take it off the next pay package. The law on protection of wages is not as straight forward as many employers might assume. Zoe Lagadec, goes through common pitfalls and how to ensure that you do not end[…]