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August 19, 2025

‘Mouse Jiggler’ makes the dictionary: what it tells us about remote work culture

Language evolves to reflect society. The words we officially adopt into dictionaries are often a signpost of broader cultural shifts. So it’s no surprise that the Cambridge Dictionary has just

Disciplinaries

Contracts and Policies

June 19, 2025

The Right to be Accompanied: what’s it all about?

Employees have a legal right to be accompanied to certain formal workplace meetings - but when does this apply, who can they bring, and what are the risks if an

Contracts and Policies

June 4, 2025

From Goodwill to Grey Areas: the legal side of volunteering

This week is Volunteers’ Week in the UK, an annual campaign to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers. Many organisations engage volunteers as a flexible additional resource and to

Wellbeing

Contracts and Policies

April 30, 2025

Health and Safety at Work: Why HR Plays a Vital Role

Earlier this week marked World Day for Safety and Health at Work. When we think about health and safety at work, our minds often jump to hard hats, fire drills

Contracts and Policies

February 26, 2025

AI in the Workplace: why employers need to be open-minded

The use of generative AI in the workplace is growing at an astonishing rate. Two recent BBC articles highlight the challenges employers face in managing this shift. One article revealed

Contracts and Policies

September 18, 2024

What Tesco v USDAW can teach us about the contractual employment relationship

Following last week’s case summary on the Supreme Court's decision in USDAW v Tesco, this week's blog looks at what the case can teach us about the employment contract. Let’s break

Contracts and Policies

September 12, 2024

Fire and Re-hire

In the case of USDAW and others v Tesco Stores, the Supreme Court reviewed Tesco's decision to end certain employment contracts that included a provision for "Retained Pay", which was

Contracts and Policies

August 27, 2024

Managing Employment Expenses: How to Prevent Abuse and Ensure Fairness

Managing employee expenses is more than just keeping receipts in check. It’s about fostering a clear, transparent process and ensuring employees are reimbursed fairly and on time. It is reasonable

Street cleaner sweeper truck machine compact technology

Contracts and Policies

August 21, 2024

Community Kindness v Corporate Compliance: Navigating Anti-Bribery Policies

The BBC has reported that a street cleaner in Beckenham was blocked by his employer, Veolia, from accepting £3,000 raised by a community GoFundMe page to treat him to a

Contracts and Policies

August 8, 2024

The Huw Edwards Conundrum

When can an employer claw-back salary paid to an employee? Last week, the BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, stated that the corporation will “explore all options” for recovering pay from its

Contracts and Policies

May 22, 2024

Zero-Hours Contracts

Zero-hours contracts are double-edged. On the one hand they can provide much needed flexibility (meeting seasonal Christmas demand for Santa and his elves, for example). On the other, their misuse

Contracts and Policies

April 4, 2024

Navigating Protected Beliefs in the Workplace

The line between expressing a protected belief and objectionable conduct can be thin. HR professionals play a vital role in ensuring that the workplace remains a space for diversity, inclusion,