HR Articles

The start of 2025 has seen a flood of conversation about large companies enforcing a full time return to the office, marking a decided turn away from the trend towards hybrid and fully remote working.

On 15 January 2025, Louise Keenan and Shauna Jones hosted our webinar “UK Data Protection: what happened in 2024 and what’s in store for 2025.” Our webinar is available for you to watch, but in this article, we will provide a brief summary of what was discussed.

Here is a summary of Electronic Travel Authorisation Scheme and what we can expect in the year to come.

The Government has announced its ‘AI Opportunities Action Plan’ in which it plans to increase the use of AI across the UK to ensure the UK is a world leader in the field. 

In this article, we explore what legal rights employees and businesses have in this context as well as considering more commercial factors.

Here’s a summary of the most significant changes in UK immigration in 2024 and what we can expect in the year to come.

In this article, we will take a whistlestop tour of the various key employment law and case law changes that have taken place this year and then we will highlight what to expect in 2025.

We reported previously on the new statutory code of practice which should be used in ‘dismissal and re-engagement’ scenarios otherwise known as the practice of firing and rehiring which has received a lot of negative press attention lately. 

This article explores the potential risks of using WhatsApp for workplace communications, the implications for GDPR compliance and under UK legislation, and provides practical tips for employers to mitigate these risks.

As the festive season approaches, many employers are rethinking their approach to the traditional office Christmas party.