Blog
Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
28 April 2021
Are bonus payments at an employer’s discretion?
In light of a recent EAT ruling, Nadjia Zychowicz and Eugenie Freeman discuss whether a high-performing employee should be awarded a bonus if the business is at risk of insolvency.
28 April 2021
What are the alternatives to compulsory redundancy?
With many employers under significant pressure to cut costs, Moira Campbell outlines some possible options to consider other than reducing staff headcount.
13 April 2021
The importance of seeking support from your employer when going through a divorce
The breakdown of a relationship is a challenging and stressful time, even when you and your partner are on relatively good terms.
There are a number of support services we recommend to help manage the strain which comes with relationship breakdown and the significant changes to your and your children’s circumstances. People often go first to friends and family and then perhaps to a lawyer, counsellor or financial advisor. Many people do not feel comfortable talking to their employer about their circumstances and in this blog, we explore how it can be important from both a personal as well as family law and employment law perspectives.
29 March 2021
Should businesses scrap unconscious bias training?
Equality and diversity training initiatives have received a considerable amount of negative attention recently. In December 2020, the government announced its intention to scrap unconscious bias training for civil servants. Since then, there have been press reports of senior managers allegedly claiming that unconscious bias does not exist and the training is just ‘virtue signalling’ and a waste of money.
So does this mean employers should now bin their diversity training? I don't believe so.
24 March 2021
Off-payroll working rules in the private sector – the change is near
6 April 2021 will see the implementation of the biggest reform in the engagement of contractors for decades. The changes were originally scheduled to come into force on 6 April 2020, but implementation was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
