by | Oct 15, 2024 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Corporate, Employees, Employers, Employment Law articles
Introduction Sexual harassment can occur in many contexts, not just in the workplace. When the harasser is in a position of power—be it a manager, investor, joint venture partner, or any influential figure—it can create a climate of fear that discourages...
by | Nov 17, 2023 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Corporate, Employees, Employers, Employment Law articles, Karen Holden
In today’s dynamic business environment, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are undergoing a significant transformation in their talent acquisition and retention strategies. A recent report, “Future Ready Business 2023” by Wolters...
by | May 31, 2023 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Employees, Employers, Employment Law articles, Karen, LGBT
Gender discrimination in the workplace still remains a real and rife issue, with many women experiencing sexual harassment, job insecurity and lower pay compared with their male colleagues. Discrimination is described as a...
by | May 31, 2023 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Employees, Employers, Employment Law articles, Karen Holden
As we see the 12th rise of interest rate in a row by the Bank of England (its highest rate since 2008) and bills still increasing resilience and budgeting is ever more an issue for businesses. We are now seeing waves of redundancies, the most recent of which is...
by | May 2, 2023 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Employees, Employers, Employment Law articles, Working Mum's Zone
In the light of proposed new legislation on women’s rights when pregnant or on maternity leave, lawyer Karen Holden outlines your rights if you are made redundant while pregnant. The current economic climate is precarious and it is highly likely we will see more...
by | Oct 3, 2022 | All Articles, Commercial Law, Employees, Employers, Employment Law articles
Employment Law will be changed radically by 2023 as the Government publishes the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-23 Brexit has left us in the U.K. with various ‘retained EU law’, originally derived from the EU it currently remains in...