Top 10 Tips for Employers on the Employment Rights Act 2025 Reforms
Have you made the changes you need to comply with the reforms already in force? The Employment Rights Act 2025 is the most significant shake-up of employment law in decades, which is currently being implemented in phases. A first wave of changes is already in force (April 2026), with further major reforms expected from October 2026 and into...
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Agriculture: Tips for Avoiding Discrimination in an Employment Setting
All employers want to ensure they have the right people working for them. This is relevant in advertising jobs and when employees may no longer be capable of the role. This blog sets out some of the likely issues that agricultural employers may...
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Myerson Solicitors Presents: Employment Law Autumn Update
Thank you to everyone who attended our Myerson Solicitors Employment Law Update. The webinar was hosted by the Myerson Employment Law Team, where they discussed the latest topics surrounding HR and employment law. You can now watch a replay of the Employment Law Update.
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Can Employers Be Liable for Employee’s Actions?
In the recent case of Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd , the Court of Appeal held that the employer was not vicariously liable for an injury suffered in the workplace because of an employees practical joke. This decision is relevant to all...
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The Rise of Quiet Quitting
The phrase 'quiet quitting' has been trending on a range of social media sites, from Tik Tok to LinkedIn recently. There are different interpretations of what quiet quitting actually means. For some, it can mean doing the bare minimum level of work...
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Right to Work Checks Altering on 1 October 2022
A survey of 501 decision-makers in large UK businesses (more than 1,000 employees) by Xydus suggests that half of those are unready for the upcoming changes to right to work checks. Perhaps worse, more than three-quarters were unaware employers could face criminal sanctions (including imprisonment) if right to work regulations were not complied...
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Industrial Action and Employees
Summer 2022 has seen a resurgence in trade union activity, and employees from a variety of sectors have voted in favour of or are taking in industrial action parts largely related to the cost-of-living crisis. Industrial action is any action taken by employees working in concert with each other to disrupt production in order to settle a dispute...
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Engaging Temporary Staff During Strikes
This Summer, amidst rising inflation and a cost-of-living crisis, the UK has seen a resurgence in trade union activity as disputes between employers and employees over real-term pay cuts emerge across the UK. For example, members of the RMT took part in the biggest rail strikes in 30 years in June 2022 over pay conditions and changes to working...
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The Role of HR in Preventing Cyber Incidents
HR policies and procedures should be audited and updated to ensure compliance on a regular basis. This will make sure that security protocols do not become outdated and that the business is properly protected. This might include a review of data protection policies, privacy notices, IT security policies and data retention policies, data subject...
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Is Your Business Considering a Four-Day Working Week?
The pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the world of work. This has mostly resulted in changes to work locations, with homeworking or hybrid working becoming commonplace. However, some organisations are planning more radical changes and moving away from the traditional five-day working week. Between June and December 2022, 60 companies...
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What Is Discrimination by Association and Perception?
It is unlawful to discriminate against someone on the basis of one of the nine protected characteristics listed in the Equality Act 2010. These are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity , race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. The Act also describes the various forms of...
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Myerson Magazine Spring 2022 Issue
Our magazine covers a wide range of private client topics such as: Legal costs on divorce. Things to consider when buying a rural property. Trust registration services. Redundancy during pregnancy or maternity leave .
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What Rights Do Agricultural Workers Have?
It is estimated that approximately 1% of all employed individuals are employed in the agricultural sector and, often, these workers have different rights. The law surrounding employment terms and conditions for agricultural and horticultural workers in England changed in October 2013, so all agricultural workers who commenced employment on or...
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