The Power of Language – Let’s Avoid Discrimination within the Workplace!
It’s just a joke! It was just a passing comment! It was intended to be a compliment! Words can have a powerful effect and it is important to note that comments made as a ‘joke’ or even if intended to be a so-called compliment can create a hostile work environment if they are uninvited and […]
Formula 1 and the Suspension of an Employee
It was a fantastic moment to see Lando Norris win his first ever F1 grand prix recently making it McLaren’s first win in almost three years! With the drama unfolding on the track so too is the drama off-track. Christian Horner who heads up the Red Bull F1 team has been accused of misconduct by […]
Key Considerations of Running a Family Business
Separate from the fact that Samsung, Dyson and Specsavers are all large and very successful corporations, what is possibly not as well-known is the fact that these corporations are all family-owned businesses. It is accepted that managing a family business can be complicated, particularly because mixing personal and work life does have the potential to […]
Redundancy Protection Changes
Over the next week, we will provide you with a series of short blogs on the key employment law changes that are being introduced at the beginning of next month. This blog will specifically focus on the changes to the law in relation to redundancy that are due to come into force on 6th […]
Annual Leave & Holiday Pay
Over the next week, we will provide you with a series of short blogs on the key employment law changes that will be introduced at the beginning of next month. This blog will specifically focus on the changes to law in relation to annual leave and holiday pay that are due to come into […]
Changes to Minimum Wage
Over the next week we will be providing you with a series of short blogs on the key employment law changes that are being introduced at the beginning of next month. This blog will specifically focus on the changes to law in relation to minimum wage that are due to come into force on the […]
Changes to Leave Requirements
Over the next week we will providing you with a series of short blogs on the key employment law changes that are being introduced at the beginning of next month. This blog will specifically focus on the changes to law in relation to carers leave and paternity leave that are due to come into […]
International Women’s Day: Driving Gender Inclusion in the Workplace
International Women’s Day has been celebrated worldwide for over a century to recognise women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. This year, our Employment Law team at Miller Samuel Hill Brown organised a panel discussion event to celebrate the day and inspire inclusion in the workplace. Our Chairman, Marie Macdonald, led the event which […]
Home or Office?
At the beginning of the pandemic (almost four years ago now), workplaces across the nation had to vacate office premises and work from home until told otherwise. This bizarre new way of working on mass completely shocked both employers and employees, forcing a quick and sudden adaptation of operation and equipment. Suddenly PCs became […]
Labour to Extend Equal Pay to Race and Disability
With an election on the horizon, Labour have recently set out its plans to expand the grounds of equal pay claims to ethnic minority and disabled workers if it is to win the next UK general election. Currently, the equal pay regime only applies on grounds of sex. Current legislation The Equality Act 2010 sets […]