Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
The UK Government this evening (Friday 20 March) announced an unprecedented package of measures designed to protect jobs through the coronavirus crisis – strongly encouraging employers to think long and hard before making redundancies for this reason.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
Amidst stories of financial chicanery fit only for the Wolf of Wall Street, there has been a tidal wave of emotion as the country waves goodbye (and certainly not au revoir) to another much loved High Street name and a cornerstone of the British package holiday market.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
On Monday 28 January 2019, the Parliament voted in favour of the proposed immigration bill. This bill is now being considered by a Public Bill Committee which will scrutinise the Bill line by line and is expected to report to the House of Commons by Thursday 7 March 2019.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
British firms are backing their EU workforces by offering to pay their application fees for the EU Settlement Scheme which is today being extended to all European workers living in the UK in its third and final testing phase.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
EU citizens working in social care, health and the education sectors are being given the opportunity to confirm their lawful status in the UK ahead of Brexit which is less than four months away.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
The pub and bar trade rely heavily on young and overseas employees. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) say that on average, 17% of the sector’s total workforce are overseas nationals with 14% coming from the EU. In larger metropolitan areas and in kitchen roles that can rise to 80%.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
The Government has today launched a consultation that looks to introduce mandatory reporting on ethnicity pay gaps in businesses and organisations that have more than 240 employees. The consultation follows calls in September from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, …
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
Prime Minister Theresa May and Home Secretary Sajid Javid have given their strong support to the recommendations of the MAC report at the Tory Party Conference. Whilst subject to negotiation, here are 10 things that are highly likely to appear in the long-awaited White Paper to be published this autumn.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has today published its long-awaited report on future migration following Brexit.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
Comment from Richard Woodman, Partner in the Employment team at Royds Withy King: “Many employers are already going to great lengths to make the lives of their staff easier and more family friendly with flexible working now a high priority for …
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
Employers have been warned of a deepening crisis in the social care sector which will affect hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled people in the UK. A new report by the think tank Global Future predicts a bleak future for social care in the UK – unless the Government takes action, and strikes a deal to guarantee free movement of EU staff to help care for the booming elderly population.
Posted by Richard Woodman, Partner
With just three per cent of organisations measuring ethnicity or disability pay gaps, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has last week called for mandatory reporting for all organisations with more than 240 employees. Richard Woodman, a partner in the …