Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to United Kingdom as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
United Kingdom: Reasserting the primacy of domestic law
A second reading of the “Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-23” has just commenced by the House of Commons …
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United Kingdom: Future statutory nightwork premiums in prospect
The Trade Union Congress has just launched its latest campaign, this time to highlight the plight of night workers …
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United Kingdom: COVID resurgence flies under the radar as exposure to other viruses resumes
COVID-19 has now officially killed 6 …
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United Kingdom: Upstream without a paddle
When monitoring the UK economy, it becomes clear why Noah is currently Britain’s favourite first name for new born boys …
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United Kingdom: First signs that jobs market is starting to shrink
Although many HR professionals continue to struggle with staff shortages, the reality is that the latest available employment rate (for June to August) was down 0 …
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United Kingdom: Deloitte employees can opt to access a portion of their supplementary pension funds before they retire
Deloitte employees may access a proportion of their company pension before they retire …
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United Kingdom: Virgin Media O2 supports UK staff with cost of living payment
Virgin Media O2 improves its family-friendly leave package …
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United Kingdom: Recessionary risk grows
The prospects that the country will have sunk into recession by Q4 2022 or Q1 2023 have become even more likely by the latest GDP monthly estimate for August 2022 from the Office for National statistics …
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United Kingdom: Simplification of IR35 rules
With effect from April 2023, it will no longer be necessary for end-user companies to provide “status determination statements” to HMRC concerning workers operating via personal service companies, or other intermediaries …
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Scotland: Dealing with mental health at work
The Scottish Government has launched a free online supporting a mentally healthy workplace platform …
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United Kingdom: Living Wage Foundation increases real living wage to £10.90
The Living Wage Foundation has amended its minimum rate to £10 …
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United Kingdom: A wider range of professionals may now sign “fit notes”
The new list of professionals empowered to authorize sickness absence in excess of seven days covers registered nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists …
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United Kingdom: Investigation into the emergence of “dark patterns” in AI systems used during recruitment exercises
Back in May, the information Commissioner’s Office published an updated “toolkit” on AI and data protection …
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United Kingdom and overseas territories: Bank holiday update on Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral on 19 September 2022
We have already reported the bank holiday that will take place in the UK, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man on Monday, 19th September 2022 …
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United Kingdom: What is the maximum working temperature that should be considered safe?
Currently, there is no law in the UK for maximum working temperatures, although the Approved Code of Practice sets a lower limit of 16C for indoor work (or 13C if the work involves a considerable amount of physical activity) …
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