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Scotland Set To Trial 4 Day Working Week   The Scottish government has announced their intention to reduce working time through the trial of a 4-day working week. A spokesperson for the Scottish government announced that the £10 million pilot scheme aims to explore the benefits and drawbacks for businesses. The decision to trial a… Continue reading →

A Guide for Employers: Data Subject Access Requests In this article, our Senior HR Consultant, Daniel Williams, discusses how employers can handle data Subject Access Requests.   Since the introduction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, businesses are increasingly tasked with obeying Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR/SAR). An individual can make these… Continue reading →

Employment Law Update | August 2021  James Mallon, our HR Business Partner, provides us with an Employment Law Update for August 2021.   Coronavirus Updates   As employers may know, from Monday 16th August 2021, a person who:   Has had both vaccinations at least 14 days prior to contact with a positive case; is… Continue reading →

New Guidance for Self-Isolation   Recently the government has updated their guidance to reflect the new rules announced regarding self-isolation for those in contact with a positive case of Covid-19.   What are the rules of Self-Isolation?   The new rules that have recently came into place are in an aim to create a less… Continue reading →

Business disruption when transitioning to a post-Covid strategy   As employers move to a post-Covid world, one of the main points of contention is what may cause business disruption and organisations are still divided.   A recent study has discovered that 33% of employers are looking to bring the employees back into the workplace fulltime.… Continue reading →