Opinion
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OpinionKeely Rushmore: What does the Bolt judgment mean for the gig economy?
An employment tribunal judgment has seen Bolt join the growing list of employers, including Uber and Addison Lee, to have tried and failed to argue that the people it engages are genuinely self-employed rather than workers.
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OpinionNeil Goodwin: What are your reward and benefits priorities for 2025?
Wickes has continued to be guided by its total reward principles in 2024 to give it some stability in reward.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: How time flies!
As I get older, it seems that every year seems to fly past quicker than the last. Looking back over the past 12 months, it certainly seems like a lot has happened.
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OpinionMatt Spencer and Caitlin Comins: How employers can use employee ownership trusts
Employee ownership trusts enable owners to sell their shares to employees via a trust, normally for full market value and financed in part from future profits.
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid signs up for pensions education
Candid signs up for pensions webinars.
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OpinionEthan Diver: The risks of getting homeworking and hybrid working wrong
For many employees, the Covid-19 pandemic triggered the beginning of long-lasting flexible-working arrangements.
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OpinionClaire Goldenberg: What are your reward and benefits priorities for 2025?
Claire Goldenberg reflects on the initiatives that Jollyes has launched in order to be a stand-out employer.
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OpinionGeorgina Reeves-Saad: What are your reward and benefits priorities for 2025?
In 2025, in terms of reward and benefits priorities, leaders should focus on fostering a workplace where colleagues feel valued, supported and appreciated for their contributions.
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OpinionRob Mottram: What are your reward and benefit priorities for 2025?
In 2025 McBride aims to build on its reward successes of the past year.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Shining a light on grief
Next week (2-8 December) marks National Grief Awareness Week in the UK. The theme of this year’s week is ‘Shine a light’, intended to both raise awareness of available support and resources to those currently in need, and to remind others to support people who are known to be grieving.
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OpinionNicola Smyrl: How employers should handle sickness absence
Source: Taylor Walton Solicitors Nicola Smyrl Managing sickness absence is a notoriously thorny issue for employers. As such, they must tread carefully as anything less than a sensitive and considered approach may expose them to potential claims for unfair dismissal or disability discrimination, where the sickness relates ...
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: What more is needed to close the gender pay gap?
Equal Pay Day 2024 fell on 20 November, marking the point in the year at which, on average, female employees stop being paid compared to male counterparts.
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OpinionPeter Finding: Changes as a result of the Employment Rights Bill
After much fanfare, with the common thread that the prevailing employer and employee dynamic is in need of change, the new government’s Employment Rights Bill has been published.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Budgeting for the festive season
Workplace financial wellbeing support can be crucial in the run up to the festive period.
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OpinionTania Goodman: Tesco and its Supreme Court battle with retained pay
Source: Collyer Bristow Tania Goodman, partner at Collyer Bristow In September, Tesco lost a major case in the Supreme Court brought by members of shop workers union Usdaw that were fired and subsequently rehired on less favourable terms. Despite the decision only affecting approximately 50 members of ...
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid looks at job framework and pay grades
The panic over EU pay transparency continues. Several advisors have run updates and webinars designed to scare clients into taking their advice. Big Bad Boss went to one and has engaged Smarmy Consulting to review our global job architecture as the new EU regulation requires ...
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OpinionDaniel McAfee: What should employers be aware of with equal parental leave policies?
Deloitte’s introduction of a 26-week equal parental leave policy in September 2024 likely reflects a strategic move to align with evolving societal values and workforce expectations. This policy sends a powerful message that it values all employees equally, regardless of gender or family circumstances, and is willing ...
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Counting the cost of the Budget
Debbie-Lovewell-Tuck, editor, Employee Benefits In the run up to the Labour government’s first Budget this week, there was much speculation about how this would impact employers. I think the industry breathed a collective sigh of relief when the tax relief on pensions salary sacrifice arrangements was not ...
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OpinionAmanda Glover and Jesse Akiwumi: Potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill
Source: Clarkslegal Jesse Akiwumi and Amanda Glover from Clarkslegal The Employment Rights Bill aims to put an end to exploitative zero-hour contracts. The bill introduces a requirement for employers to offer workers, on zero-hour or low hour contracts, the ability to move to guaranteed hours. ...
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OpinionJames Townsend and Elizabeth Coyle: Dealing with equal pay tribunals
On 22 August 2024, an employment tribunal held that Next discriminated against more than 3,500 female store staff by paying them lower hourly wages than male warehouse operatives. Sales consultants received lower pay of up to £3 per hour, meaning their average annual salary differential was more ...