Articles by ‘Lauren Harkin’

This week (9 – 15 October) is national baby loss awareness week 2022. It marks a time for those that have lost babies as well as families and friends affected by baby loss, to…

With temperatures set to soar well over 30°C in parts of the UK this week and beyond, whether employees work from home, in an office or another workplace, rumours often circulate about employees’ rights…

On 17 March 2022 news broke that P&O Ferries (“P&O”) had made almost 800 of its maritime staff redundant. Although P&O have quashed rumours of ‘taser-trained security guards with handcuffs forcibly removing workers’, it…

IKEA, Next and Ocado have all recently announced that they will reduce the sick pay entitlement for some unvaccinated staff who are required to self-isolate after close contact with someone infected with Covid-19. These…

Over recent years, we have seen growing trends of older workers choosing to retire later for different reasons – with money being a motivator for many, there is the added issue that with longer…

Towards the end of last year Marks & Spencer were the latest retail chain to introduce optional preferred pronouns on their staff badges, and, as announced on LinkedIn, the retailer is “encouraging as many…

Wherever your organisation falls in the hybrid / flexible / home working spectrum, it is a truth universally acknowledged by HR professionals that changing working patterns is an issue we all will have to…

Supporting mental health in the workplace is likely to be one of the key challenges facing employers, HR directors and managers over the next 12 months and beyond. The unprecedented impact of lockdowns, remote…

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has overturned a Tribunal decision and found that ‘gender-critical beliefs’ are protected philosophical beliefs under the Equality Act 2010. In their judgement the EAT confirmed they were not expressing an opinion on the debate or changing any of the legal protections available to transgender people.

In the case of Sidhu v Exertis, the Employment Tribunal held that Mr Sidhu sustained racial bullying by his colleagues, that was dressed up as “banter”.

In this essential immigration update we look at the addition of the Senior Care Worker role to the Shortage Occupation List and what this means for care providers. We also provide an update on Right to Work Checks and the EU Settlement Scheme.

The Supreme Court today (19 March 2021) gave care providers a lifeline, saying that they do not have to pay staff the National Minimum Wage when working ‘sleep-in’ shifts.