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CIPD: guidance on terminal illness

The CIPD has issued new guidance on supporting and managing employees with terminal illness. Research suggests that only one third of UK organisations have specific provision regarding terminal illness. The…

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Holiday entitlement and pay reforms

The Department for Business and Trade has published guidance on calculating holiday entitlement and holiday pay. The guidance covers the following: Click here for more information Simplifying holiday entitlement and…

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ACAS Code of Practice Flexible Working

Acas has updated its Code of Practice on Flexible Working in light of the Flexible Working legislation. This Code is expected to come into effect in April 2024. Click here…

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Business owners and Morgan LaRoche meet at Cwmpas to discuss succession planning

Thank you very much to everyone who joined us for our event with Cwmpas on Succession Options for Business Owners recently. Catherine Byers of MLR presented on the key aspects of trade…

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Employment Law – Podcasts

Morgan LaRoche Solicitors are pleased offer free bite-sized employment law podcasts that can be listened to on the go, in the car, at your desk or at the gym! All…

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Employment Law Changes 2024

We have put together a quick round up of Employment Law Changes 2024. Holiday Pay The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 contain important changes on how…

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Rosemary Morgan

Morgan LaRoche is deeply saddened to report the sudden passing of Rosemary Morgan on Friday 12th January. A founder of our practice, Rosemary has been a true inspiration to those…

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In-house training 

Morgan LaRoche are pleased to offer a variety of training courses that can be delivered in-house.  Click here to access our up to date list of courses.  For information about…

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UK Retailers named and shamed for failing to pay NMW

WH Smith, Argos and Marks and Spencer have been named alongside over 200 UK companies for failing to pay the statutory minimum wage to their employees. The list issued by…

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Record rise in demand for dispute resolution services from ACAS

The Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) is an independent, impartial organisation mandated to liaise with both parties to an employment dispute with regard to possible settlement. In its annual…

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Tribunal awards £100k compensation for gender-critical belief discrimination

In June 2021 the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that gender critical beliefs (such as the belief that sex is biological and absolute) were philosophical beliefs and were consequently protected…

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Two-thirds of Women Sexually Harassed at Work

“Sexual harassment and bullying have no place in modern workplaces” says TUC General Secretary Paul Nowa after a recent TUC poll revealed that three in five women have experienced sexual…

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Long-term sickness: 2.55m unable to work.

Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that 2.55 million people in the UK are not at work because of long-term sickness, meaning that for every 13…

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Reform: Handling flexible working requests

In light of the forthcoming changes to the flexible working provisions set out in the Employment Rights Act 1996, ACAS has initiated a consultation and issued a revised draft Code…

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Campaigners call for four-day working week.

Coining the term ‘Burnout Britain’, the 4 Day Week Campaign Group has released a mini-manifesto ahead of the 2024 General Election which calls for amendments to the Working Time Regulations…

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Shared Parental Leave: The Statistics

Only 1% of eligible mothers and 5% of eligible fathers take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) according to a recent report issued by the Department of Business and Trade.   SPL…

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McDonald’s second wave of sexual harassment allegations

February 2023 saw fast food giant McDonald’s sign a legal agreement with the EHRC in a bid to improve its handing of workplace sexual harassment complaints. However, 5 months on,…

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Why do women leave the workforce prematurely?

The British Standards Institution has conducted a survey of over 5,000 women across the UK, USA, Australia, China and Japan to determine why women prematurely leave the workforce. Of the…

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