Latest figures show an overall improvement to female unemployment, as International Women’s Day highlights the importance of building a diverse workforce

People are a key business asset, but once the relationship with an employee or contractor ends they may become a liability, threatening the business’s continued success. The right to work does not outweigh the right to protect legitimate business interests, but employers need to properly use the available safeguards to ensure their enforceability.

In this day and age, it is perhaps shocking to learn that over 60% of women in the UK have experienced some form of sexual harassment in the workplace.

There is a long-established principle that liability for immigration breaches can transfer on the acquisition of a business, along with employees. The widening of the sponsorship net to bring most employment-related immigration into the Points Based System makes the Sponsor Management System the default mechanism for making timely notifications. Both buyers and sellers of businesses need to know their obligations and the risks of getting it wrong.

It has become apparent that despite the Government introducing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to ease the pressure many are currently facing as a result of Covid-19, this is no "silver bullet".

In 2016 we successfully defended a claim for £10m brought against five ex-Affinity IFAs for alleged breach of 12 month covenants. The claim was withdrawn part way through trial and we recovered indemnity costs for our clients.

Hybrid working has now become a common approach, particularly in office-based environments. But what is hybrid working, and how should employers go about implementing it?

The Equality Act 2010 came into force on 10 October 2010 in an effort to strength and extend protections against discrimination both in the workplace and in wider society.

All ‘part-year’ workers and employees will now receive a minimum annual leave entitlement of 5.6 weeks, following a landmark legal judgment by the Supreme Court

The development of the Intermediaries Regulations (IR35) and its impact on personal service companies has been a hot topic in recent years.