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Employment Rights Bill to spark workforce reorganisations and an era of uncertainty for…

The recently introduced Employment Rights Bill promises significant changes to the UK's staffing environment, but for the self-employed, the path forward remains shrouded in uncertainty While the bill aims to bolster worker protections…

Bald jokes banned in the workplace

Calling someone bald is unlawful harassment, reports Osborne Clarke Courtesy of Osborne Clarke's Employment Law Coffee Break An employment tribunal has ruled that an electrician called a "bald ***t" during heated arguments…

IR35: Answers to the 10 most frequently asked questions

Kevin Barrow and Frances Lewis, of Osborne Clarke's Workforce Solutions Sector practice, answer the IR35 questions that employers and staffing companies are asking. The questions indicate the line of thinking and concerns carried by these…

Hiring companies & IR35: Does recent news mean that umbrella companies should not be used?

Recent reports that a final amendment to the IR35 legislation means that staffing companies or end-users, who rely on so-called umbrella companies to pay contingent workers, will technically become the "fee-payer". In other words, the…