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HR Update - When is a resignation or dismissal genuinely meant?
Has an employee ever said something they don't mean in anger or frustration? Or said they'll resign, when everybody knows they don't mean...
Guy Liddall
Nov 19, 20243 min read
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HR Update - Football referees' contracts met minimum requirements for contracts of employment
An important decision in the Supreme Court means that any employer who engages casual, zero-hours or freelance workers
Guy Liddall
Sep 30, 20243 min read
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HR Update - Why employers shouldn’t panic over Labour’s Employment Law Reforms
While there has been concern around Labour’s proposed employment law reforms, small business owners and employers should take a balanced...

Cathy Norton BSc FCIPD CMIOSH LLM
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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HR Update - An important COVID case is decided at Appeal
Even though the dark, dark days of the pandemic may feel like a long way off for many, the grindingly slow process of justice means
Guy Liddall
Sep 16, 20243 min read
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HR Update - New Preventative Duty on Employers to Prevent Sexual Harassment
While employers and HR professionals are absorbing the extent of the new Government’s plans for Employment and Health & Safety laws
Guy Liddall
Sep 2, 20243 min read
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HR Update - Labour’s Law Reforms: Health & Safety Implications
The Labour Party’s landslide victory in the recent UK General Election has ushered in a wave of employment law reforms
Guy Liddall
Aug 27, 20243 min read
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HR Update – Directors Code of Conduct
Organisations frequently prioritise the behaviour of their employees when assessing factors, such as engagement, productivity
Guy Liddall
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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HR Update - Labour’s Approach to the NMW and Its Impact on Employers
The Government has surprised us on a couple of occasions since taking power.
Guy Liddall
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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HR Update – New Legislation: The Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024
One of the issues when an election is called is that Parliament has a limited time to mop up pending legislation, and get it passed...
Guy Liddall
Aug 8, 20242 min read
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HR Update - Labour’s Ambitions for the World of Work
Labour has many ambitious aims, and one of them is to make some of the most far reaching changes
Guy Liddall
Jul 29, 20244 min read
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HR Update - When is a volunteer a worker?
We cannot blame employers for feeling bewildered from time to time, especially in the charity sector,
Guy Liddall
Jul 10, 20243 min read
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HR Update - Navigating Blue Monday in the Workplace
Blue Monday is this year the 15th January 2024, i.e. today, so it's a useful trigger to remind Managers to be far more aware
Guy Liddall
Jan 15, 20244 min read
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