Articles by ‘Olivia Coles’

Care workers will soon be added to the Shortage Occupation List, which means they will be eligible for sponsorship and the Health and Care Visa. This is a response to the urgent recommendations from…

With UK’s political scene firmly in pre-election mode, lots of key questions on Brexit remain unanswered, the future immigration system being one of them. Should the polls prove true and the Conservative party form a majority government in December, it is likely that the Home Office will start announcing specific policies based on the much discussed Australian points-based system (“PBS”).

Addressing the gender pay gap is high on the Government’s agenda. Earlier this month, the Government published its response to the consultation paper implementing mandatory gender pay gap reporting on employers with more than 250 employees.

Following the Employment Tribunal decisions in two recent cases, Senior Associate Lauren Harkin examines the law around protection of whistleblowing employees and implications for employers dealing with contractual disputes.

Do your employees travel to and from client sites at the beginning and end of their working day? Or do they travel between clients during their working day? If yes, are you paying for this travel time?

Acas has now published statistics showing the impact of early conciliation in its first year.