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With Glasgow hosting the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships until the end of this week, many spectators and commuters may have noted the hustle and bustle within the city.  Those who are continuing to work in Glasgow during this sporting event

World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August) is held in the first week of August every year, and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) has set the theme for this year as "Enabling breastfeeding: making a difference for working parents”. This we

Learning Disability week takes place on 19th-25th June 2023 and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of learning disabilities and celebrate them within our communities. As many may be aware, people with a learning disability often unfortunately

As many may be aware, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 has now received Royal Assent, following its third reading in the House of Commons in January earlier this year. This means that UK employers will now no longer be able to lawfully withhold workers’ tips. This change is predicted to benefit more than 2 million UK workers and means an estimated £200 million a year will be distributed amongst service staff.

Whilst many employees may be looking forward to planning three long weekends in May this year, many employers may be left questioning whether their workforce is in fact entitled to all three upcoming bank holidays.

With the inflation rate at the highest level in forty years, and employers struggling to keep wages in line, the UK is currently facing the largest number of strikes since 1989. There is no positive legal right to strike within the UK, however, the law does provide a defence (statutory immunity) for those who take part in any lawful industrial action. As the discontent continues amongst workers in 2023, and further strikes are scheduled, employees and employers should be aware of the procedures which must be followed for a strike to be consider lawful.

After months of speculation in 2022 about the anticipated increase to the UK’s SPA from 66 to 67 by 2028, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)’s second review of the SPA is set to conclude this year. Laura Trott MP (Pension Minister) has recently written to the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee to confirm that we should expect to receive the Government’s independent reports ‘no later’ than the Government’s own pension report.

Endometriosis is a chronic, and sometimes debilitating, condition that has received more acknowledgment and appreciation over the past few years. What may surprise many readers is that endometriosis is estimated to affect approximately 1 in 10 women

Whilst flowers, cards and chocolates are the universally accepted presents for your loved one or love interest, romance in the workplace is not always as Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds have led us to believe. Before you present a Valentine’s Day gi

Our chairman, Marie Macdonald, recently appeared on Scotland Tonight discussing the government’s response to recommendations on supporting employees with menopause in the workplace. In this blog, we discuss this in further detail. The Women and

2023 could prove to be the year in which we see some of the biggest changes to Employment Law for a generation.  With a huge number of potential amendments to current legislation on the horizon we look at the things to watch out for ov

I don’t know any of you are the same, but here at MSHB we can’t believe how quickly Christmas has come around! It seems like a lifetime ago since we were able to properly count down to the office festivities that everyone loves and looks forward to.