MSHB

Following on from our last blog in May about the enforcement of Employment (Allocation of Tips Act) 2023, we can confirm that the Act was officially enforced at the start of this month (1st October 2024). Under the Act, it will be unlawful for employers to withhold tips from staff, ensuring that employees receive all the tips they earn. Additionall...

At the beginning of the pandemic (almost four years ago now), workplaces across the nation had to vacate office premises and work from home until told otherwise. This bizarre new way of working on mass completely shocked both employers and employees, forcing a quick and sudden adaptation of operation and equipment. Suddenly PCs became laptops, meetings turned virtual and team catch ups took the form of Zoom quizzes. Looking at the way in which workplaces operate now, we have to credit (or blame) our COVID working practices for the flexibility that employees and workplaces have now and often expect. With a large majority of employees in the UK now able to work from home for at least half the week, the hybrid working model seems to have been a welcomed adjustment from the employee perspective!