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The government has just announced that it plans to scrap the Sunset Clause, which would have revoked almost all retained EU law at sunset at the end of 2023.

The Government have released guidance on 17 April 2023 called Ethnicity Pay Reporting: guidance for employers. This guidance is intended to help employers voluntarily report and to provide a consistent approach to measuring pay differences between ethnic groups.

The UK government recently updated its guidance on right to work checks. This guidance, if implemented correctly, provides a statutory excuse (legal protection) against a civil penalty if found to be unknowingly employing illegal workers in the UK.

The popular social networking app TikTok, which allows users to record and share short videos, was fined £12.7 million on 4 April 2023 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for breaching data protection laws.

Harassment of employees in workplaces is unfortunately all too common. We often hear stories of staff being catcalled whilst at work, or being bullied for their race or sexual orientation. The current law protects employees from this treatment from within their organisation, but not from third parties.

The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and Scotland have updated the Vento bands used for calculating awards for injury to feelings in Employment Tribunal claims.

The Home Secretary has published a Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules, with a phased rollout of changes commencing in April 2023.

When hiring or sponsoring migrant workers in the UK there are many mistakes that businesses can make

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in McQueen v the General Optical Council [2023 EAT 36] will bring some comfort to employers trying to manage unacceptable conduct at work.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a new technology and its laws and regulations, as well as guidance released on good practices in this area, are quickly developing.