The #MeToo and Time’s Up social media movements have created significant awareness and encouraged employees to speak out openly against sexual harassment and discrimination in…
Employee turnover is a significant issue facing employers in the modern workplace. The 2018 Employee Engagement and Loyalty Survey found that 45% of the employees…
Amy White, Associate Solicitor in our Employment team provides a useful guide to Recruitment.
In February 2017, Scottish brewer Brewdog announced the introduction of ‘Pawternity Leave’ – a scheme whereby employees can take one week’s paid leave, in addition…
The Supreme Court has unanimously held that a ‘self-employed’ plumber was a ‘worker’ and as such he was entitled to certain employment rights, including holiday,…
Rix & Kay’s dedicated Employment Team recently presented on a range of important employment and HR management issues at two regional events. On the 26 April…
From 25 May 2018, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be implemented, which aims to harmonise data protection laws across the EU. There will be…
As of 4 April 2018, all companies in Great Britain with 250 or more employees became subject to an obligation to publish statutory calculations, showing…
From the 1 April 2018 the new National Minimum Wage/Living Wage will commence: The accommodation offset will be £7.00…
