It’s been another excellent year for Ramsdens in The Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings.

Ramsdens Solicitors conducted a survey of more than 200 employers to gauge their confidence in dealing with a number of day-to-day issues. Of the 222 responses, 88 employers said they had adjusted their stance and had treated staff with leniency in relation to poor behaviour and performance, due to a lack of available candidates and difficult recruitment.

Following the government’s announcement that the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Monday 19 September will be a national bank holiday, our Employment team have received a number of enquiries about how this impacts employees.

David Bradley, Head of Employment at Ramsdens Solicitors, has featured on HR Grapevine, discussing whether legal advice could be included as part of an employee’s benefits package.

Low paid workers and employers are considering government proposals to extend the ban on ‘exclusivity clauses’ - which stop an employee from taking a second job with another employer – so that the lowest paid workers can no longer be stopped from doing so if they wish.

Our Employment Partner, Gareth Dando has featured on The HR Director providing redundancy advice for company directors.

Despite Covid restrictions being lifted in England, the effects of the pandemic continue to change our everyday lives, including in the workplace.

Employers will soon have to comply with a new, statutory Code on the practice of firing employees and then rehiring them on less favourable terms of employment, or risk paying extra compensation, including for unfair dismissal, if they get it wrong.