Managing employees/workers
This template letter has been updated to reflect new requirements from 19 June 2026 for handling data protection complaints, including making clear that individuals can complain to the organisation as well as to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
This template letter has been updated to reflect new requirements from 19 June 2026 for handling data protection complaints, including making clear that individuals can complain to the organisation as well as to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
The Government published a consultation on how the new zero hours contract rights should work in practice, including how guaranteed hours, notice of shifts and how the measures should apply to agency workers. The consultation closes on 25 August 2026.
The Government published a consultation on how the new zero hours contract rights should work in practice, including how guaranteed hours, notice of shifts and compensation for short-notice changes will be enforced. The consultation closes on 25 August 2026.
Enhanced with a new version of the line manager training guide, with information on dealing with team members who go on holiday when annual leave has not been authorised and a roleplay for participants to practise turning down a holiday request.
HR professionals in the UK face some unique challenges and employment issues in the summer of 2026. These include increased uncertainty over workers' annual leave plans because of world events; public transport disruption leading to attendance issues; and a heatwave meaning that employers should monitor workplace temperatures to ensure that they do not become unreasonable. It is also a World Cup year, which brings its own specific problems around absence, holiday and conduct.
The Government has pledged to overhaul the "broken" fit note system, beginning with pilots in four different areas. Through the pilots, patients will be offered either an initial fit note from a GP and then referred to community health workers, or the option to be supported by a separate service staffed by clinical and non-clinical practitioners.
Workplace grievances written with the assistance of generative AI are on the rise, increasing the pressure on HR departments and line managers. Katherine Pope offers guidance to help employers deal fairly and efficiently with lengthy, legal citation-rich documents that sometimes obscure rather than reveal the core issues.
Use our updated template wording to review and amend your organisation’s contractor privacy notice to reflect new requirements from 19 June 2026 for handling data protection complaints.
Use our updated template wording to review and amend your organisation’s worker privacy notice to reflect new requirements from 19 June 2026 for handling data protection complaints.
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