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From 1 October 2022, the UK Government will introduce changes to the acceptable ways for employers to conduct right to work checks for both new and existing employees.  

Since April 2018, employers have been able to conduct online right to work checks on certain individuals, namely those from the EU, the EEA, Switzerland, and recently certain types of UK visa holders. Manual i.e., physical document right to work checks had to be conducted in person until the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, which made it impossible for employers to conduct said checks face-to-face.  

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How will employment play out in the Metaverse? Will employees be bound by the same rules? Will employers be subject to the same employment laws? How will harassment be dealt with? Is bullying in the Metaverse going to be an issue for employers to deal with? 

Since the implementation of Brexit, we were wondering whether to expect a diversion from EU employment laws and regulations at some point, but no timetable had previously been announced for reform. It is now anticipated that we will be witnessing one of the most important pieces of employment legislation to be introduced since the Equality Act 2010, with a major effect on workers’ rights and labour unions. 

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini budget’ was announced today and is anything but ‘mini’ in terms of its potential impact on employment law.  He has proposed a number of important and extensive changes affecting all employers and workers. 

The menopause is a natural part of ageing which affects most women and also trans and non-binary people who may not identify as women.

In September 2021, the government launched a consultation – ‘Data: a new direction’ – as part of its proposals to reform the UK’s data protection laws following Brexit, the responses to which were published in June this year. 

ACAS have updated their guidance on the practice of suspending an employee during investigations at work.

The controversial practice of ‘quiet quitting’ in the workplace has recently hit the headlines, but what does it mean, and will it have long-lasting effects? 

The UK is currently in a period of national mourning following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September. It is due to come to an end on 19 September, when the Queen is laid to rest at a state funeral.