Employment status changes – your questions answered
April marks the starting point of the implementation of new guidance for determining the employment status for tax in relation to...
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The Sarah Buxton blog
- Apr 21
- 3 min
Four ways to embrace neurodiversity within your workplace
Ultimately, neurodiversity means everyone relates to, experiences, and sees the world differently. We all learn, think, and behave in...
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- Feb 13
- 2 min
How can you resolve associate disputes?
The cost-of-living crisis means we're all keeping a closer eye on our finances. Understandably, when the economy is struggling, emotions...
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- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
Domestic abuse in the workplace: what are your responsibilities?
I talk a lot about the importance of employee wellbeing, and I always emphasise how nuanced and multifaceted an issue this can be. It’s a...
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- Nov 18, 2022
- 1 min
Newsflash: National Minimum Wage Increase from April 2023
Following the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation on 24 October 2022, the Government has confirmed that the rates of the National Living...
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- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
What is quiet quitting and how can you avoid it?
I don’t need to tell you how gruelling the last few years have been work-wise. Many of us had to continue working throughout a global...
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- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
Newsflash: employee succeeds in her discrimination claim due to victimisation
An employee of Thistle Communications, a Vodafone partner franchise, has recently been awarded £30,000 by an Employment Tribunal, ordered...
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- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Newsflash: the importance of locums when considering self-employed status
Now more than ever, you need to treat your self-employed associates as exactly that: self-employed individuals. The starting point is to...
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- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Back to school: what to do when an employee requests time off to care for a sick child
We’ve almost reached the end of September! For many of us, this means our children have been back at school for almost a month. Illnesses...
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- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Newsflash: Bank holiday announced for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral
It has been announced that Monday 19 September 2022, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a national bank...
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- Sep 2, 2022
- 2 min
Why should you choose an employment and HR solicitor over a consultant?
I am often asked: "what is the difference between an employment and HR solicitor and a consultant?” - and truthfully, there’s more than...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
What are your employees entitled to in the event of baby loss?
Losing a baby can be an extremely traumatic experience. If it happens to one of your employees, the chances are, work will be the last...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
Can the word ‘bald’ constitute sex-based harassment?
Sex is one of the nine protected characteristics. Like race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership,...
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- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
Newsflash: an employee is dismissed due to indirect discrimination
Health and safety is of utmost importance for all dental professionals. Often, jewellery is not permitted for this very reason. But what...
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- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Pride month: how to promote diversity and inclusion in your workplace
June is Pride month, dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ communities and gay rights. But where did Pride originate from, and why should it...
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- Jun 24, 2022
- 2 min
Should you worry about your self-employment status as an associate?
Have you heard about the new case threatening the self-employment status of associates? This topic has come into question a few times...
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- Jun 15, 2022
- 1 min
Newsflash: Waitrose worker wins compensation after unfair dismissal
A former Waitrose store worker with 17 years of service has won around £47,000 in compensation after the Employment Tribunal judged his...
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- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
The Jubilee bank holiday: are your employees entitled to time off?
The Jubilee bank holiday is almost upon us! That’s right - a four day weekend and two extra days off work - but are you employees...
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- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Statutory rates and limits: what changed as of April 2022?
April 2022 saw the usual set of statutory rate changes affecting everything from Statutory Sick Pay to National Insurance contributions....
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- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Let’s talk about menopause at work
Menopause: all women go through it, but it is not widely discussed - especially in the workplace. Many feel embarrassed and try to hide...
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