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Restrictive covenants: a guide for employers
Preventing your former staff from working for competitors sounds tempting, but post-employment restrictions (also known as ‘restrictive covenants’) on ex-employees' activities are only enforceable if they...
Do your staff need data protection training?
Around 80% of data security incidents are caused by staff error, so appropriate employee training is crucial to your data security policy. Serious data breaches expose businesses to huge fines, as well...
What is considered personal data?
Data is the new oil in our modern world. But the scope of personal data may include more than you realise. Are you clear about how you can store the data? If not, you need to act now. What is personal...
Appointing and removing directors from your company
When starting a company for the first time, the lines between shareholders and directors can often seem blurred - particularly when the founders of the company are also the directors and the sole sh...
Employer tips to support racial equality in the workplace
How can employers be part of the change to create racial equality for minorities and break down the systemic racism that still affects Black people? Here are some of the legal and practical steps for...
When is the right time to hire a HR manager?
Human resources capability can be a low priority for start-ups. But dedicated HR resource does more than just hiring and firing. It can improve productivity, boost morale and provide crucial staff training...
24/7 access to free global employment law updates
Employment law is constantly evolving, particularly because of COVID-19. People are at the heart of this unprecedented pandemic. Our Employment Law Zone App is a digital encyclopaedia to guide you through...
Sensitive personal data in HR functions: climbing the ladder of legal bases
The GDPR's entry into force has forced HR teams to re-evaluate the ways in which they justify the use of personal data relating to their employees, applicants and contractors. Whilst compliance priorities...
GDPR Explained
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is the most significant change to data protection law in a generation. It represents the pinnacle of changing global norms around privacy...
Incentivising your employees: Share Incentive Plans
The Share Incentive Plan is a qualifying employee share ownership plan which must be operated on an all-employee basis. The key features of the plan are: up to £3,600 of “free shares” can be awarded...