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International Women’s Day Panel Event: An Interview with Marie Macdonald
Miller Samuel Hill Brown
MSHB News & Announcements
As we approach International Women's Day, our Employment Law team is delighted to announce that we will host a panel discussion event, themed #inspireinclusion, on Tuesday, March 12th, at our Glasgow office. The panel members, from diverse background
Labour to Extend Equal Pay to Race and Disability
Ruth Medlock
Employment Law
With an election on the horizon, Labour have recently set out its plans to expand the grounds of equal pay claims to ethnic minority and disabled workers if it is to win the next UK general election. Currently, the equal pay regime only applies on gr
Creating Positive Relationships: An Employer's Guide for Parent Mental Health Day
Ruth Medlock
Employment Law
As the first month of 2024 draws to a close, 27th January 2024 should be one final date to mark in everybody’s calendar! Parent Mental Health Day is celebrated on this date to encourage conversations and connections about the mental health of parents
National Sickie Day: An Employer’s Guide to Dealing with Absenteeism
Super User
Employment Law
It is a well-known fact that after a few weeks of festive fun, what follows is often described as the dreaded ‘January blues’. Whilst this may simply be a social term used to describe the widespread decline in mood after the Christmas season, some re
New Minimum Wage Rates to Take Effect From April 2024
Super User
Employment Law
The Government has announced that it has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation on the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) to apply from April 2024. The Low Pay Commission was established as an independent body to adv
Fire and Re-Hire or “Dismissal and Re-Engagement”
Super User
Employment Law
In March 2022, P&O Ferries faced significant public backlash and outcry following their decision to dismiss 800 members of staff while failing to follow a proper redundancy process.  The decision was met with fairly universal disdain given the wa
New Duty on Employers to Prevent Sexual Harassment
Ruth Medlock
Employment Law
  The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill received Royal Assent last month on 26th October 2023. The Bill upon its inception will become the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 (‘the Act’). The Act wil
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: An Employer's Guide
Ruth Medlock
Employment Law
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK. Every year, the month of October is dedicated to breast cancer awareness. How are employees with cancer protected? Under Schedule 1 of the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), a diagnosis of
World Mental Health Day: An Employer's Guide
Ruth Medlock
Employment Law
World Mental Health Day is held on 10 October every year, with this year’s theme being ‘mental health is a universal human right’.  The aim is to raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect mental health as an essential human righ
International Day of Sign Languages
Ruth Medlock
Employment Law
23rd September 2023 marks International Day of Sign Languages. The date of International Day of Sign Languages was chosen in 2018 to coincide and honour the launch of the World Federation of the Deaf. This date also falls within International Week of
FLEX
Miller Samuel Hill Brown
Employment Law
The Employment team at Miller Samuel Hill Brown are excited to introduce FLEX – our new flexible retainer programme.  Flex combines the benefits of both our hourly rate and retained services, and offers a mix of retained services supported by th
Grief Awareness Day
Ruth Medlock
Employment Law
National Grievance Awareness Day is 30th August. Founded by Angie Cartwright in 2014, this day is dedicated to opening the conversation on the complex process of grief, and helping educate those who are looking to support loved ones through this diff