

LGBTQ+ Community and Pride for Employers
June is the month of Pride each year and is dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community. Pride Month is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, and...

Susan Wakelin
Jun 20, 20234 min read


ACAS Guidance on Reasonable Adjustments for Mental Health?
The good news is that the disabled workforce in the UK increased by two million people between 2013 and 2022, but how do employers ensure...

Susan Wakelin
Jun 13, 20233 min read


Do poor managers have a negative effect on employees?
A report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) recently found that there was a direct link between poor...

Susan Wakelin
May 30, 20233 min read


Why are employers turning to temporary staff?
With the current economic uncertainty and the rise in cost of living, many employers are turning to temporary staff. The recent UK Report...

Susan Wakelin
May 23, 20234 min read


Post-Brexit Employment Law Changes?
With over 2,400 pieces of EU law on the government's retained EU law dashboard, the Government introduced the Retained EU Law (Revocation...

Susan Wakelin
May 16, 20233 min read


How do employers protect themselves from illegal working?
Did you know that it is a criminal offence for an employer to knowingly employ an individual who does not have permission to work in the...

Susan Wakelin
May 9, 20233 min read


How will the King's coronation effect employers?
King Charles III's coronation is on Saturday, 6 May 2023. Many businesses will decide to close for the day of the King's coronation, but...

Susan Wakelin
May 2, 20234 min read


What role do employers play in preventing the re-offending of ex-prisoners?
Evidence shows that ex-prisoners who have a job to go to after leaving prison are 9% less likely to re-offend. Ex-offenders face a lot of...

Susan Wakelin
Apr 25, 20233 min read


Human Resources at its Best - Six months on!
With a big thank you to those who have supported SWan HR so far! Amazingly, it has been six months already since Susan Wakelin set up...

Susan Wakelin
Apr 18, 20234 min read


Do you know the new statutory rates of pay for 2023/24?
Statutory rates of pay are reviewed for April each year, and it is important that employers understand what rates have changed and ensure...

Susan Wakelin
Apr 11, 20232 min read


Can employers "fire and rehire" employees?
UK law does not generally allow employers to unilaterally change employees' terms and conditions of employment. However, there are...

Susan Wakelin
Apr 4, 20233 min read


What do employers need to know about Ramadan?
Ramadan is the holy month of the Islamic calendar, it begins on 22 March and lasts until 21 April 2023. Throughout Ramadan, many Muslims...

Susan Wakelin
Mar 28, 20233 min read


How has Brexit affected recruitment for employers?
Three years on since Brexit. One of the main effects of Brexit on employers was the end to the freedom of movement for workers to and...

Susan Wakelin
Mar 21, 20233 min read


How will the changes with doctors fit notes affect you?
The sickness absence rate in the UK in 2021, was the highest it had been since 2010, when it rose to 2.2%, from a record low of 1.8%...

Susan Wakelin
Mar 14, 20233 min read


International Women's Day
Wednesday, 8 March 2023: Embrace Equity International Women's Day started in America in 1909, the year after 15,000 women marched...

Susan Wakelin
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Is COVID-19 still affecting employment?
The coronavirus pandemic changed our lives suddenly and dramatically in 2020. Employers experienced situations they hadn't experienced...

Susan Wakelin
Feb 28, 20234 min read


What is the Predictable Working Bill and how will it affect you?
With millions of workers in the UK currently working irregular hours, there has been a lot of focus to remove or restrict zero-hour and...

Susan Wakelin
Feb 14, 20233 min read


How Does Teachers Striking Effect Employers
With teachers in Scotland already taking industrial action and those in England and Wales planning a series of on and off strikes...

Susan Wakelin
Jan 31, 20233 min read


Is your holiday entitlement calculated correctly?
Do you understand the recent changes made by the Supreme Court last year in the Harpur Trust v Brazel judgement for those working...

Susan Wakelin
Jan 24, 20233 min read


What employment law changes can we expect in 2023
There are already a number of Bills currently on the path to becoming law in 2023, but how will these effect you? The Retained EU Law...

Susan Wakelin
Jan 17, 20233 min read
