If a tribunal claim lands on your desk, what you do next really matters. You have 28 days to act. And how you act can be the difference between successfully defending the claim and paying a large sum of money you potentially can’t afford. For most small business owners, it’s territory they’ve never been in […]
Dismissing employees is getting much more risky for business owners in the UK. Recent changes in the law mean that you can’t just let someone go and assume that everything will be okay. It’s easier (and therefore more likely) that an employee will claim that they were let go unfairly and the amount they can […]
If you have an employee who’s breastfeeding or expressing milk at work, you have legal obligations. Many small business owners have no idea what they are. But a small, accidental slip up could land you in hot water. You could be looking at discrimination and harassment claims, with potentially uncapped financial damages if a case […]
You probably won’t find out someone is leaving until they hand in their notice. By then, in most cases, the decision was made weeks ago. Summer tends to be when this plays out. People go on holiday, get some headspace, start browsing jobs on their phones and come back with a plan. If you haven’t […]
From October, if one of your employees makes a harassment claim, a policy alone won’t cut it. I know you might think a policy stored away somewhere is enough. But, with the rule changes, you must be able to evidence how you took all reasonable steps to prevent harassment in your workplace. A quick look at […]
With summer around the corner, more of your employees might be off on holiday than usual. If you’re only a team of ten, two people off at the same time is 20% of your workforce. That can really hit hard if you haven’t planned properly for it. What does planning properly look like? Let’s take […]
Every summer, the requests start coming in. “Can I work from home on Fridays while the kids are off?” “Would it be okay to shift my start time for six weeks?” “I was thinking about dropping Wednesdays during the holidays…” It’s tempting to say yes without thinking it through. Many business owners also say no […]
An engineering worker was awarded £66,295 plus £1,800 costs after his employer dismissed him for raising concerns about his manager’s competence. The employer thought they had a reasonable case. The tribunal thought otherwise. And, from January 2027, cases like this are about to get a lot more expensive. Here’s what happened and what it means […]
The Employment Rights Act introduces significant changes that could affect your contracts, policies and management practices. Our free Employment Rights Act Compliance Health Check is designed to help employers identify potential compliance gaps before they become costly problems. Complete the questionnaire and email it back to us. Tara Anstee will personally review your responses and […]
There’s a big employment law change being enforced on 1 January 2027 that will affect every hire you make on and after 1 July this year. Anyone you hire on or after 1 July 2026 could gain the right to claim unfair dismissal after just six months of service (down from two years). What […]
Loneliness at work rarely looks the way you’d expect. You might think an employee who feels lonely might not speak up in meetings as much. Or they start taking more days off. But actually, loneliness can show up in all sorts of subtle ways. And, ultimately, it usually ends up affecting performance, which impacts your […]
Time for a quick check-in now it’s almost halfway through 2026. Ask yourself these 3 questions: Are you getting the best out of your team? Do people issues take up more of your time than they should? Are you managing your people in the right way or are you just reacting to problems as they […]
