With the recent rises in costs for many everyday essentials, including the likes of fuel, gas and electricity bills, and increasing interest rates, a number of businesses have been forced to undertake reviews of their financial position and consider where they can make some cuts to their overheads to ensure financial stability for uncertain times ahead.

We appreciate that a number of these changes were covered in our January update, however it is vital that employers keep them in mind, as relevant policies will require updating to reflect the upcoming changes, as well as these being reflected in practice.

In 2019 our employment law team hosted a series of employment law events for local businesses and HR teams including the very successful Mock Tribunal session in September 2019.

Over the last 4 ½ years, thousands of newspaper columns have speculated on the eventual outcome of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. Now the moment has almost arrived, it is worth reviewing what this will mean for employment law, probably the most heavily EU-influenced area of law in UK legislation.

Welcome to our May and June 2024 edition in which we cover workers' rights being a key battleground in the general election, TUPE reform, WorkWell pilots, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, Fire and rehire: Statutory Code, Sir Robert Buckland's review of autism employment and a case update of an employee who was awarded £4.6 million in her Employment Tribunal.

As the calendar year comes to a close, employers may be starting to face some challenges which this time of year brings. To help prepare for and navigate this busy time, we have compiled some top tips for employers to bear in mind for the festive season.

Our first podcast of 2024 looks at the upcoming changes to employment law this year. Join Sophie Wahba, Associate and Gemma Clark, Solicitor as they dive deeper into the legislative changes that you need to be aware of.

In our final episode of season two of The WHorld of Employment Law, Tina Chander, Partner and Head of Employment Law provides a series round-up.

Tina Chander, Partner and Head of Employment Law and Gemma Clark, Solicitor take a closer look at what a business should do when preparing for a sale and how they must consider if the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE Regulations) will apply.

Season's greetings from Wright Hassall! Welcome to a festive themed second episode of The WHorld of Employment Law with Kash Dosanjh, Associate and Sarah Price, Solicitor as they discuss Christmas parties. During the episode, Kash and Sarah discuss common issues that they have come across as a result of work parties and offer advice to employers on what they can do to mitigate this risk.