Parental Rights

Parental Rights The summer is almost over and the autumn months are drawing in with the new academic year commencing. Given this, it is a good time to remind client organisations of employees’ rights in relation to their children. As soon as an employee is expecting a...

Religious Education

Religious Education Religion is one of the protected characteristics often interpreted differently by employers and employees in regard to how much religion should be respected and protected in the workplace. TIME OFF/BREAKS FOR PRAYERS An interesting question we...

Top Questions for August 2019

Top Questions for August 2019 A visual summary of the top questions fielded by DLP Advisors in August 2019. Additional Reading Social Media in the Workplace Employment Law, HRAn Employment Tribunal ruled that ethical veganism… read more Coronavirus Update:...

UK Workers Missing Out on Legal Holiday Entitlement

UK Workers Missing Out on Legal Holiday Entitlement One in 14 UK workers are not receiving their full legal holiday entitlement, with more women than men missing out and one million people not getting any paid holiday at all. According to a TUC analysis published in...

Ignoring Allegations of Discrimination: Still No Laughing Matter

Ignoring Allegations of Discrimination: Still No Laughing Matter As you are aware, a claim for discrimination of any sort can be disastrous for a company. The recent case of Otshudi v Base Childrenswear Ltd evidences this and demonstrates the consequences of bad...

Self-employed v Employee Update

Self-employed v Employee Update Changes to tax laws surrounding self employment and IR35 have caused a bit of an uproar and 170,000 self employed workers face paying up to £7,500 extra year tax under new employment laws. Alongside this, we have seen further cases...