Managing employees/workers
The Prime Minister has resigned - what does this mean for the future of the Employment Rights Act 2025?
The table has been updated to reflect key 2026 developments in statutory annual leave across jurisdictions.
Flexible working is reshaping workplace expectations. With further changes due under the Employment Rights Act 2025 next year, Charlotte Wiseman and Olivia Arnold, of leading organisational consultancy Step Inside Group, explore the implications for HR teams, managers and employees, and outline a blueprint of what best practice looks like for organisations.
The Government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the list of public duties for which employees can take time off work. HR teams should review any policies or internal guidance on time off for public duties and keep an eye on the consultation outcome, as it could widen the range of roles that qualify for time off.
Employers are preparing for a four-day extreme heat warning across much of the UK this week, as temperatures could soar to up to 40°C. The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning - the highest level of alert - for parts of southern England and Wales as temperatures rise to record levels.
This guide sets out the record-keeping requirements for statutory shared parental pay, the sums employers may recover in respect of this pay and the penalties for failures under the statutory shared parental pay scheme.
This guide explains the entitlement of adoptive parents to statutory shared parental pay while on shared parental leave in a UK adoption situation.
This guide explains the entitlement of adoptive parents to statutory shared parental pay while on shared parental leave in an overseas adoption situation.
This guide explains the rights and protections of employees before, during and after shared parental leave, including the application of terms and conditions during shared parental leave and the right to return after shared parental leave.
This guide explains the statutory entitlement of adoptive parents to take shared parental leave in an overseas adoption situation.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to managing employees/workers.