On 10th May 2023 the Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch MP issued a written statement outlining some of the proposed EU laws which the Government intends to revoke from retained EU Law. The goal, according to Ms Badenoch MP is...
We want a King………
Hopefully forward planning has occurred with employers and employees now organised bank holiday wise, everybody knows who is working, who is not. But just in case, here is a reminder of the law attaching holiday rights. Are employees entitled to the Coronation Bank...
How to protect your employees and your business against acts of harassment committed by third parties.
Employers are already vicariously liable for acts of harassment between employees under the Equality Act 2010, however, the Government is at the final stages of reintroducing a clause that extends employer liability when acts of harassment have happened between...
Bosses at Tesco have new headaches this week
Bosses at Tesco have new headaches this week. Just as everyone was grabbing for the calculator as industries reeled from the announcement on 7 September 2021 of the creation of a new Health and Social Care Levy to commence from 6...
#FairRedundancy signs up first major UK employer: Shakespeare Martineau
The #FairRedundancy campaign, launched yesterday, has signed its first major UK employer, leading law firm Shakespeare Martineau. Launched by Han Law, an employment law and HR specialist business, the #FairRedundancy campaign is calling on the UK's major employers to...
What is #FairRedundancy?
What is #FairRedundancy? Today (29 October, 2020), we have launched #FairRedundancy – a campaign that we believe will make redundancy programmes across the UK fairer. We're asking employers to agree to publish their redundancy alongside their gender pay reporting if...
It’s time for a new kind of employment law support business – Han Law
[10 September 2020] Han Law – a new kind of employment law business – has opened its doors for business. The business, founded by highly experienced employment lawyer and HR expert Hannah Strawbridge, is based in Halifax and will serve clients across the UK and...
Fears over gender diversity as firms return
Our founder, Hannnah Strawbridge, was quoted in the Yorkshire Post recently on how Covid is disproportionately affecting women and minorities. Speaking about people who have proven that they can work productively from home to be given the opportunity to carry on doing...
Should I stay or should I go?
The Spanish quarantine issue is fast becoming the hot topic in the business world and in education, for employment law practitioners and HR professionals. I’ve taken numerous calls this week requesting advice from businesses and the education sector who frankly have...
The calm before the furlough storm
Hannah Strawbridge was quoted in Personnel Today, saying: Hannah Strawbridge, founder of employment law and HR specialists Little Pig 3 said it was the “calm before the upcoming storm”. Unemployment has increased by 600,000 since the beginning of lockdown and is...
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