With the new positive duty for employers to prevent sexual harassment which came into force on 26 October 2024, Alex Harper and Matt Jenkin are discussing the important role that a standalone sexual harassment policy is likely to play in demonstrating compliance with these new obligations.

In this month’s All in a Day’s Work, Alice Finniear and Alex Harper are discussing the new Tipping Act and associated Code of Practice. We’re breaking down what the new law means for the leisure and hospitality sector, what they have to do in order to comply with the new law and what we consider to be best practice for employers. The Act came into force on 1 October 2024 and takes effect immediately, so, if you’re not already, this is something that employers who handle tips need to get to grips with as soon as possible, or otherwise, face the legal consequences of failing to do so!

In this episode of All in a Day’s Work, Hannah King and Alex Harper from Herrington Carmichael are discussing off the record conversations. Hannah will explain what a without prejudice conversation actually is and what the differences are between a without prejudice discussion and a protected conversation under the Employment Rights Act 1996.

In this episode of All in a Day’s Work Usof Shah and Alex Harper from the Employment and Immigration team at Herrington Carmichael are discussing the immigration requirements in corporate mergers and acquisitions. Usof explains what the key factors that employers need to think about from an immigration perspective are, the critical one being transferring sponsor licences.

In this episode of the Family Law series, we look at the principles that surround “sharing” and also “needs” when considering financial matters as part of a divorce. We talk about the principles that are relevant to how a case may be resolved and when “sharing” might apply, or when “needs” will apply.

Alex Harper and Sam Gray from the Employment team at Herrington Carmichael are discussing flexible working. We’ll be looking at what a statutory request flexible working might look like from a legal perspective. As well as what the changes from 6 April 2024 look like for employers and employees when making or responding to those requests.

In this episode of the Family Law series, we look at all things co-parenting. We will talk about ways in which parents may navigate the complexities that arise when trying to co-parent, and how we look to communicate when there is a difficult relationship between parents.

This episode of All in a Day’s Work by the Employment team at Herrington Carmichael covers the new Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act. Matt Jenkin and Alex Harper will be taking you through the new Act and the impact it will have for all employers from October when the new positive duty for all employers to take reasonable steps prevent sexual harassment in the workplace comes into force. To find out about what that means for your business and what steps you should be taking to prepare for this change, listen now!

In this episode of the Family Law series, Paul Wild looks at the mediation process, and what to consider when using the mediation process, and what parties need to think about. We talk through the positives of this process and what it can provide when looking at resolving issues as part of separation, and the opportunity to positively resolve any disputes, for example, in relation to their children, financial matters and so on. We also discuss the collaborative process and how this can positively benefit and assist separating parties.

This month’s episode of All in a Day’s Work by the Employment team in Herrington Carmichael covers unfair dismissal claims in the Employment Tribunal. Hannah King and Alex Harper are discussing this cornerstone area of UK employment law and running through the ins and outs of the reality of bringing such a claim.