HR guides and articles, page 4

The CIS monthly-return trap every construction business should know.

If you pay subcontractors in construction, HMRC expects a return every month, even in a month you paid no one. How the CIS monthly return works, and how to stay clear of the fines.

Unfair dismissal at six months: what 1 January 2027 means for your business

The qualifying period for unfair dismissal drops from two years to six months, and the date is now fixed at 1 January 2027. What actually changes, and how to be ready.

The manager's guide to gender pay gap reporting and equality action plans in 2027

Gender pay gap reporting is gaining a second, connected duty. The existing regime, the equality action plan the Employment Rights Act 2025 adds, and how the spring 2027 timeline is shaping up.

The World Cup is on. A guide to leave, absence and flexible working.

The 2026 World Cup runs from 11 June to 19 July. What Acas suggests on time off, flexible hours, absence and conduct, in the short version for a small team.

The Employment Rights Act 2025: master timeline

A single reference for every Employment Rights Act 2025 change and when it takes effect, from the day-one rights already in force to the changes still to come in 2027.

The manager's guide to guaranteed hours and shift notice rights

Zero-hours rules are changing, but much of the detail is unsettled. Where the law stands today, what the Employment Rights Act 2025 adds on guaranteed hours and shift notice, and how to prepare.

The manager's guide to bereavement leave

Bereavement at work is already covered by two statutory rights, and a third is on the way. Parental Bereavement Leave, Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave, and the new right coming in 2027.

The manager's guide to the 2027 flexible working reasonableness test

Refusing a flexible working request is about to require more than citing a reason. What the reasonableness test adds, what is confirmed, and how to prepare your refusal practice now.

The manager's guide to the new tribunal time limits

From 1 October 2026, employees have twice as long to bring most tribunal claims. The current position, what changes, when it takes effect, and what it means for keeping records.