Employment Law

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    What does annual leave mean?

    We've put together this guide to explore the importance annual leave for employers and employees.

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    Employment Rights Act 2025: What do you need to know?

    Our guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Employment Rights Act 2025 and the plethora of changes it'll bring to employment law

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    What makes Peninsula a HR expert?

    There are many reasons why Peninsula are a HR expert. Discover what they are in our guide.

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    What is the real Living Wage?

    Explore our guide to learn about about the Real Living wage, including the distinctions between National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.

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  • Health & Safety Management Software

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    Five ways HR consultancy can improve compliance in your business

    Are you considering how HR consultancy could benefit your business? Our guide explores the importance of compliance, and the five ways outsourcing your HR could help you company.

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    How can HR consultancy improve your business?

    Companies without proper HR processes in place leave themselves susceptible to breaching legal obligations, an unhappy workforce, and a tainted reputation. Overlooking HR functions will be detrimental to businesses operations.

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  • Training

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    10 million workers to benefit from free AI training

    The Government has unveiled a major expansion of its current programme to upskill workers in the utilisation of AI in the workplace by making free AI training available for every adult in the UK

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  • Discrimination

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    Report calls for class to become a protected characteristic

    A new report, which focuses on the “class ceiling” working class people are facing in creative industries, is calling for reforms to tackle class discrimination

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  • What is Sick Leave?

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    National Sickie Day 2026

    National Sickie Day is an unofficial day, but it has heavy consequences for UK businesses. Find out why.

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  • Contruction

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    Fake ‘James Bond’ Site Manager Convicted After Threatening HSE Inspectors

    On 23 January 2026, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported the conviction of a construction site manager after he obstructed HSE inspectors and threatened them during a live safety intervention on a cottage refurbishment project in Staffordshire

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  • Repeated Misconduct

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    A full and fair process must be followed even when the misconduct seems obvious

    In the case of Shah v FoodHub Ltd, the Employment Tribunal had to consider whether an employee was unfairly dismissed after they were found to have been working from abroad without permission.

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  • 2027

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    Employment Rights Act 2025: What’s coming in 2027?

    The headline provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) are set to come into force during 2027.

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