The Twelve Pitfalls of Christmas: an employer’s guide to the festive season

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During the Christmas period employers face a minefield of HR challenges.  Workplace Christmas parties bring up issues of conduct and discrimination. For example, employees may misbehave, or fail to turn up the next day. Holiday and overtime issues also commonly arise at this time. Annual leave requests can be concentrated around the same days, while …

What’s The Next Move? The Potential Impact of Brexit on UK Employment Law

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Following the resignation of David Davis as Brexit secretary, the impact of the government’s plan for Brexit appears more uncertain than ever. Amid speculation that the consensus reached between Cabinet ministers last Friday has now collapsed, it is unclear what direction the coming negotiations with EU representatives will take and what concessions the UK government …