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Love at work is such a tricky affair, It can bring much joy but you must take legal care.

This week (6-12 February 2023) is National Apprenticeships Week! This year’s theme is 'Skills for Life', which is reflecting on how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career and for organisations to develop a talented workforce that is equipped with skills for the future.

2022 was quite the tumultuous year, with the UK and many in the wider world facing food and fuel shortages, political change, extreme weather, significant inflation, mass redundancies and widespread industrial action at levels not seen for a considerable amount of time.

The headlines are currently dominated by strikes across a range of sectors. We are seeing post workers, refuge workers, barristers and train workers striking across the country.

As part of a package of reforms aimed at ‘boosting productivity’ and ‘supercharging growth’, Prime Minister Liz Truss, has announced plans to remove reporting obligations.

Clarkslegal are proud to announce that Legal 500 UK has recognised the firm for its work in the following areas of law: Employment, Immigration, Construction, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property and Corporate & Commercial.

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. 

As many businesses were beginning to return to normality after the COVID-19 pandemic, they are now facing a new challenge in supporting staff through the cost of living crisis. Many individuals are faced with very real concerns about their living costs including how they will even afford to commute to work. With this in mind, businesses risk an unengaged and distracted workface if cost of living concerns are not alleviated.