Be Aware UK

In July 2022, the Government changed the law to allow businesses impacted by industrial action to fill the roles of striking staff with temporary workers.   The High Court has now decided that the 2022 Regulations implementing this change were unlawful and, as result, will cease to have effect from 10 August 2023.   From that date, […]

The Government has published a consultation paper on proposals to deal with the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel that employers cannot calculate holiday pay for part-year (eg term time) workers as 12.07% of the hours worked. Part-year workers are instead entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid annual leave calculated

During 3 years of pandemic turmoil, the working patterns of many employees changed dramatically as businesses and workers responded to the unprecedented crisis situation. Now, as a new year commences, and a new post-COVID era establishes itself, many employers will want to take stock and assess whether their pandemic working arrangements still meet the needs

As 2022 draws to a close, we look forward to what you need to have on your employment law radar in 2023. Although the much-trailed Employment Bill did not form part of the current Government’s legislative programme, it seems that many of the measures which would have been included may in any event become law

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has today announced an almost total reversal of the various tax-related announcements made at the mini-budget on 23 September.  From an employment perspective the only measure to survive is the reversal of the recent national insurance rate increase with effect from next month.  This means that: No