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Worker or self-employed? What's the difference?

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A moped courier was a worker, not self-employed, as he was obliged to do the work himself.

New right to carer’s leave: what employers need to know

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The Government has responded to its March 2020 consultation and confirmed that it will introduce a right for employees to take one week’s unpaid carer’s leave each year.

Flexible working: Government proposals for making flexible working the default

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The Government has launched its long-awaited consultation on flexible working. Although described as a consultation on making flexible working the default, it has no plans to the turn the current ‘right to request’ flexible working into a ‘right to have’ flexible working.

Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published

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The Home Office has published a Statement of Changes to the UK’s Immigration Rules. Running to 186 pages and supplemented by an Explanatory Memorandum, the statement introduces substantial amendments to a broad range of immigration provisions, most of which will come into force from 6 October 2021.

Home Office releases updated right to work guidance – again!

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In the third right to work update in as many months, the Home Office has updated its ‘Employer right to work checks supporting guidance’ with new changes effective from 31 August 2021.

CCTV recording at work – principles and pitfalls

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CCTV systems must always be used for a specified purpose to further a legitimate aim and their use must be necessary for meeting an identified pressing need.

Furlough: what does it mean for redundancy dismissals?

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A common question we were asked throughout the pandemic was “can we make an employee redundant while they are on furlough?” Initially, a challenging question to answer without any precedent case law to refer to.

Government responds to Health is Everyone’s Business Consultation

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The government has responded to its 2019 consultation on exploring ways to reduce ill-health related job losses.

Information Technology: WhatsApp got to do, got to do with it?

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Katie Mahoney discusses the perils of employees using WhatsApp at work.

Using Personal Emails for Business Purposes: The Pitfalls

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Using personal email accounts for business purposes. This article covers the risks to businesses as well as to individuals and best practices for employers to follow.