HR Articles

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for regulating and enforcing safety in the workplace. Following the tragic death of Donna Coleman, a teacher who worked at Burnley College, the University and College Union (UCU) raised Covid-19 health and safety concerns with the college and the HSE.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that, for many people, the boundary between work and home life has become blurred. A vast amount of people were suddenly required to work from home which meant for many, homes became offices and this has resulted in many struggling to disconnect from work outside of their working hours. 

As the challenges of the 21st century become even tougher, the pressure placed on employers continues to mount. It is no wonder that in this environment, senior organisational leaders are prioritising talent acquisition, talent engagement and talent retention.  

On Tuesday 10 May, Prince Charles delivered the Queen’s Speech, outlining the Government’s aims and priorities for the parliamentary year ahead. This year, the speech contained a large focus on post covid and post Brexit economic stability, and proposals to tackling the rising cost of living.

Deborah Scales, Associate in the employment team at Clarkslegal publishes in The Global Recruiter on the health and safety compliance in today's world of hybrid work.

Since the majority of the Covid-19 restrictions ended on 24 February 2022 and free lateral flow tests ended for many on 1 April 2022, the UK Government has recently released guidance in relation to managing Covid-19 in the workplace. This guidance was released, and came into force, on 1 April 2022. The guidance applies to England only.  

It’s April and that means increases to the financial thresholds for various employment law calculations – including a week’s pay for statutory redundancy payments.

As the nation faces a cost-of-living disaster, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his 2022 Spring Statement, the main points of which we have set out below. 

On Monday 21 February 2022, the Prime Minister made an announcement to the public confirming that the majority of the Covid-19 restrictions would on 24 February and outlined his plan for ‘living with Covid-19’.  The announcement to end all legal restrictions applies to England only. Restrictions remain in place in other parts of the UK. 

We spend most of our time at work, whether that be in the workplace or more recently as a result of the pandemic, via the internet and zoom. With all this time to chat and get to know colleagues, it comes as no surprise that romance has become commonplace in the modern workplace.