Employment Law

It’s now been nearly six years since changes to the Pensions Act has required all companies, under Auto Enrolment, to provide workers with a Workplace Pension Scheme. Pensions Auto Enrolment represented a fundamental change in the way pensions are offered…

So you have taken the plunge and set up your own business and started employing people (see our other ‘top tips’ articles on how best to do this), now you will need to have the capability to pay them appropriately…

Time flies from those early days when you set-up your business and take-on your first employee; but have you paused to think about whether you have appropriate governance and compliance in place around the employment issues facing you now and…

With the World Cup around the corner a recent survey that found that almost half of SME owners and managers in the UK are concerned that the World Cup will have a negative impact on their business. A report by…

Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must place eligible staff into a workplace pension and make suitable contributions. This is called ‘automatic enrolment’. If you have one member of staff, you are an employer, and you…

There are many forms of flexible working. It can describe a place of work, for example homeworking, or a type of contract, such as a temporary contract. Other common variations include: part time working, flexitime, job sharing and shift work.…

If you are a business owner and you have working employees, you must comply with the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage rates. A recent article published by the government, named and shamed nearly 180 employers that have…

There is a vast amount of employment legislation currently in place. Not only that, but there are always new developments too. We recognise that this places an enormous burden on employers. And it’s important for employers to keep up to…

The process of recruitment can often be much longer and more complicated than expected. Particularly for small businesses that are just beginning to think about taking on new employees. However, there are a few simple steps to ensure that the…

After the long hiring process, welcoming a new employee to the team is a great feeling. But what if it transpires that they are not who they claim to be? Employers may find themselves in a precarious situation. While the…