Monthly Archives: May 2023
New protections for parents and carers
May 31, 2023 
Some good news for parents and parents to be during half term! Three new pieces of legislation have received royal assent that will bring greater employment protections for new parents and carers. There are, according to the charity Carers UK, Read more …
Did you miss our employment law webinar on Discrimination in the Workforce?
May 26, 2023
A seminar was hosted by employment law experts to help business owners and HR professionals to provide a non-discriminatory workplace and deliver best practice initiatives. Our employment law experts Rhian Radia, Partner and Head of the Employment team, and Solicitor Marianne Johnson delivered the free Read more …
Labour proposes a ‘right to switch off’
May 19, 2023
The Labour Party has promised UK workers a new code of conduct for employers that will include a right to switch off, effectively restricting the ability of employers to contact staff outside of working hours. But just how might that Read more …
Putting anxiety to rest – Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
May 18, 2023
It is with good reason that anxiety is the focus of the Mental Health Foundation’s Mental Health Awareness Week (15-21 May). Anxiety can represent itself with severe symptoms. Feeling anxious can lead to an increased heart rate, headaches, loss of appetite, Read more …
Goldman Sachs predicts Artificial Intelligence will change the way we work
May 17, 2023
There are a number of risks for businesses/employers that the current chatter and excitement around Artificial Intelligence (AI) doesn’t always address, write Harrison Devany a Solicitor in our Commercial department and Rhian Radia, Partner and Head of our Employment team. Goldman Sachs has been tracking the progress Read more …
Discrimination in the workforce seminar to keep HR professionals ahead of the law
May 12, 2023
A seminar hosted by employment law experts from legal firm Bishop & Sewell, will help business owners and HR professionals to provide a non-discriminatory workplace and deliver best practice initiatives. The online webinar ‘Discrimination in the workplace’ will take place on Wednesday 24 Read more …
