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From Awareness to Action: Managing Neurodiversity in the Workplace


As awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity have grown, the number of diagnoses has also increased. This growing openness is a positive development, but it also brings new challenges for workplaces. Employers are still learning how to respond, particularly with self-diagnosis on the rise and with the pressures on the NHS preventing medical diagno...

Alert – A Further Update on The Enforcement of The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023


Following on from our last blog in May about the enforcement of Employment (Allocation of Tips Act) 2023, we can confirm that the Act was officially enforced at the start of this month (1st October 2024). Under the Act, it will be unlawful for employers to withhold tips from staff, ensuring that employees receive all the tips they earn. Additionall...

Supreme Court Ruling on the Definition of Women Under the Equality Act 2010: Key Insights and Implications


For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 The Supreme Court has recently clarified that under the Equality Act 2010 ('EqA 2010') the protected characteristics of sex and gender reassignment are legally distinct and should be interpreted independently of one another, each offering separate and specific forms of protection. The Supre...

Key Considerations for the UK Hospitality Sector in 2025


The UK hospitality sector plays a vital in the national economy. Upcoming changes to employment law in 2025 are expected to affect the hospitality industry more significantly than other sectors, due to the industry's high staff turnover rates and prevalence of shift work. We have highlighted below some important changes that our clients within this...