Latest News Here at Morgan LaRoche, we like to keep you up-to-date with everything that’s going on. Please take a moment to have a read through our latest news articles. Article Categories All Categories Company/Commercial Coronavirus Employment Law Employment Law Resources Family Legal 500 Regulatory and Crime Uncategorized Options for working parents during teachers’ strikes The National Education Union (Cymru) has announced that teachers in Wales are set to strike over pay on four dates during February and March 2023. The first national strike will… Read More Blue Monday Monday 16th January 2023 (and the third Monday of each January every year), has been declared “Blue Monday” as it is classed as the most depressing day of the year.… Read More Employment Law Update – 10 January 2023 Please click here to access the slides used in our Employment Law Update on 10 January 2023 Read More Employment and HR Update December 2022 Please click here to access our latest Newsletter Read More Automatic Unfair Dismissal Case Ms Jhunti raised concerns to her line manager that a colleague was infringing company policy. Instead of investigating, her line manager put pressure on her to withdraw the allegations, so… Read More April 2023 NMW increases Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, the national living wage (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) rates will increase from 1 April 2023. The increase will be as follows: Current… Read More “Accentism” in the workplace Researchers have found that almost half of UK workers have been singled out or mocked about their accents in work-related social settings and a quarter have been mocked for their… Read More Government backs Carer’s Leave Bill The Carer’s Leave Bill has passed its second reading with government support. The Bill will introduce a new flexible entitlement of one week’s unpaid leave per year for employees who… Read More Employee data breach: Interserve fined £4.4 million The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a fine of £4.4 million to Interserve for a GDPR breach as the personal data of up to 113,000 employees was affected due… Read More Supporting menopausal employees A survey carried out by Acas found that 1 in 3 employers do not feel well equipped to support menopausal employees and over a third of employers are not confident… Read More “Human Resources” job title outdated? A recent survey by Sage has found that many HR professionals view the term ‘human resources’ as outdated. Around three quarters of the respondents agreed that the term no longer… Read More Settlement Agreements – tax update In a recent case, an employer had agreed to pay a compensatory lump sum under a settlement agreement to an employee, subject to the employee agreeing to waive any other… Read More Flexible Working Offered to menopausal NHS Staff Of the 1.3 million people employed by the NHS, one fifth of that workforce are women aged between 45 and 54. This means that up to one fifth of that… Read More Gender Discrimination Randstad’s recent report on gender equality in the workplace found that of the 6,000 UK workers surveyed nearly three quarters of women in the construction, health care, education and technology… Read More New Acas Guidance On Suspensions New guidance has been published by ACAS for employers regarding how to deal with staff suspension in the workplace. Acas recommends that employers should only use suspension as a last… Read More Menopause Reform Policy The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause (APPG) has undertaken an inquiry into the current level of understanding amongst policymakers, the public and employers regarding menopause. In its final report, published… Read More Whistleblowing reports increase by 70% The names of businesses that have claimed wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or furlough have continuously been published since January 2021 and HMRC has encouraged people to report… Read More The consequences of “Be Real” in the workplace Since its relaunch in 2020, the BeReal app has gained significant popularity. The app works by notifying all users simultaneously at a random time every day, giving users just two… Read More « Older Articles