Employment Law Updates

 HR is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of factors when it comes to employer and employee rights. This guide covers the range of personalised and comprehensive HR support available with the help of our employment law specialists here at KLG. Our HR legal advice services ranges from recruitment through to termination, including:

Within the Equality Act of 2010, “The Act”, legislation provides protection to employees to ensure that they are not discriminated against due to a disability, therefore making it unlawful for employers who discriminate against employees due to their mental or physical disability. Within The Act, disability discrimination is where an employee is treated unequally to their colleagues surrounding them due to a disability they have, a perceived disability or the disability of someone whom they are associated with.

Unlawful deduction of wages is when a worker or employee has been unpaid or underpaid wages. There must be an actual deduction of wages, not just a proposal to deduct wages.

Sexual harassment has a high profile at present in a number of areas. In the film industry it came to the fore with the shocking accusations made of the film director Harvey Weinstein in October 2017. One in five women working in Westminster have reported sexual Harassment. According to research from the TUC, more than half of all woman and nearly 2 in 3 women aged 18-24 have experienced sexual harassment at work. There is also increasing reporting of men being sexually harassed.

As experienced employment lawyers, KLG Law know a thing or two about employment law for small businesses. That’s why we’ve put together this ultimate guide so both employers and employees  are aware of their rights and responsibilities.