Workplace Stress: Employer’s Duty of Care

Employers are under a legal duty to assess the risk of workplace stress for their workers and to take appropriate action to ensure their wellbeing. In addition to meeting the duty of care, employers should be concerned with the wider implications of work-related stress. Stress can significantly impact a business and its workforce, affecting absence, performance and […]

Employment Case Law Update November 2022

Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided.   Employment status Richards v Waterfield Homes Ltd and another [2022] Mr Richards, a carpenter, was engaged by Waterfield Homes from 2010 to 2018 on a self-employed basis. He was paid through HMRC’s Construction […]