22nd Nov 2023
With the end of free movement of workers, the UK’s immigration system changed significantly overnight. In the lead up to the UK’s exit from the European Union, immigration lawyers were […]
24th Jul 2023
Steven Murray, HCR’s Cheltenham-based Partner and Head of IP and Technology Disputes, recently met with Andy Bates, Chief Financial Officer at Gloucestershire College, at a local CyNam event. Having just […]
19th Jul 2023
The skills shortage touches every sector of the UK economy. In the NHS alone there are 110,000 vacancies – meaning 1 in 10 of posts are not filled. Every employer […]
14th Jul 2023
As a result of the UK skills shortage, businesses are having to do more to retain and attract staff. Effective employee incentive schemes have been shown to increase productivity and […]
12th Jul 2023
The skills gap in the health and social care industry has been a long running problem for the sector. Many workers that would usually fill the gaps in the labour […]
04th Jul 2023
The employment landscape is changing. The current skills gap means that there is an ongoing challenge for employers to find the skills they need from within the UK. As a […]
11th May 2023
A recent tribunal hearing in Canada is a cautionary tale for employees working remotely. Karlee Besse has been ordered to pay damages to her former employer for “time theft”, after […]
04th May 2023
The ever-changing nature of UK employment law can make it difficult for both employer and employee alike to keep on top of the duties owed to members of staff in […]
03rd May 2023
Deteriorating mental health is becoming an increasingly serious cause for concern worldwide. The World Health Organisation (‘WHO’) reports that 15% of working-age adults are estimated to have a mental disorder. […]
01st Jul 2022
Given the unstoppable growth of the UK tech sector, it’s not surprising that there is tighter focus on the need to ensure the government properly assesses, procures and manages digital, […]
15th Oct 2021
During the disruption of Covid-19 many employees have worked anywhere and everywhere, some juggling their working day with teaching long division and phonics. Now that the initial crisis has passed, […]
04th Jun 2021
The right to disconnect effectively gives employees the ability to switch off from work and not engage in electronic communications, such as emails, during non-work hours. Governments around the world […]
19th May 2021
2020 was a year like no other for the commercial property market. The effects of Covid-19 on the sector were profound and are still being felt today. Many office staff […]
07th May 2021
With restrictions easing, many business leaders now face the task of deciding how the future will look for their employees, in regards to where they work and how they work. […]
29th Apr 2021
We can all see the battering our high streets have taken over the last year as a result of Covid-19 which hit a retail sector already weathering a storm of […]
26th Feb 2021
Almost 12 months since working changed forever, many businesses are still struggling to adapt to the demands and intricacies of hybrid and remote working. Leadership has long been an ever-evolving […]
10th Feb 2021
With schools shut and most people working from home where they can, combining children’s remote learning with parents’ remote working is a hot topic; Ellis Walby of Cheltenham’s employment team […]
05th Feb 2021
Ydych chi’n dyheu i fynd yn ôl i’r swyddfa? Ynteu ydych chi wrth eich bodd yn gweithio yn eich lle eich hun gartref? Pa fath o gydbwysedd gwaith fydd yn […]
10th Jan 2021
The rapid roll-out of flexible working in response to Covid-19 has had many positive impacts. But, if we’re not careful, its long-term deployment may hinder social mobility and undermine equal […]
10th Jan 2021
If one thing is clear from our new research, published in our Future Workspaces report, it’s that the 2021 workplace is going to look very different. In spring, it will […]
10th Jan 2021
2020 has seen the biggest shake-up of planning uses for decades, providing much needed flexibility for businesses, but also huge uncertainty for the future of the retail high street and […]
10th Jan 2021
Co-working might be a new concept for many of us, but it’s been a common practice in the creative and cyber sectors since the 1990s. From Berlin’s C-Base to San […]
10th Jan 2021
With people spending more time online, and record numbers of people accessing work systems from home networks, cyber security has been a chief concern for employers during this pandemic. Barracuda, […]
10th Jan 2021
Both employers and employees are enjoying gains from the work-from-home scenario. So why, if at all, do we need to return to the office? And if we do, what needs […]
10th Jan 2021
Levels of cybercrime increased exponentially during lockdown, as hackers took advantage of the weakened digital defences of home-workers. New research, published in our Future Workspaces report, suggests that Q1 of […]
10th Jan 2021
New research, published in our Future Workspaces report, shows that collaborative working is one of the things people are most concerned about missing out on when they work from home. […]
10th Jan 2021
Flexible working requires agile minds, policies and resources. Are businesses ready to be truly flexible, or just paying lip service? One thing our new research has shown, published in our […]
10th Jan 2021
The lockdown-induced work-from-home revolution has given both employers and staff an insight into what life could be like in a virtual world. A better work-life balance, borderless recruitment, the elimination […]
10th Jan 2021
Hybrid working is looking like the biggest change for workplaces in 2021. As the vaccine rolls out and the UK begins to recover from the impact of Covid-19, we will, […]
10th Jan 2021
The evolution of the high street is not new. Changing lifestyles and consumer trends have been shaping and re-shaping our neighbourhoods for decades. In-town vs out-of-town; shopping centre vs pedestrianised […]