Upcoming changes to employment law this April
by Marion Kennedy | February 27, 2024 | Featured, Guides, News | 0 Comments
This April, various changes to employment law are due to come into force. We’ve rounded up these updates so you can prepare in advance.
Marion joined Sparqa Legal as a Senior Legal Editor in 2018. She previously worked as a corporate/commercial lawyer for five years at one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, Kensington Swan (now Dentons Kensington Swan), and as an in-house legal consultant for a UK tech company. Marion regularly writes for Sparqa’s blog, contributing across its commercial, IP and health and safety law content.
7 tips for running your small business
by Marion Kennedy | February 14, 2024 | Featured, General | 0 Comments
The Department for Business and Trade have launched a Small Business Council and refreshed Help to Grow scheme to support SMES. To help you run your own small business, we’ve set out 7 key tips.
Marion joined Sparqa Legal as a Senior Legal Editor in 2018. She previously worked as a corporate/commercial lawyer for five years at one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, Kensington Swan (now Dentons Kensington Swan), and as an in-house legal consultant for a UK tech company. Marion regularly writes for Sparqa’s blog, contributing across its commercial, IP and health and safety law content.
Managing and supporting staff suffering from long COVID
by Marion Kennedy | February 8, 2024 | COVID-19, Featured, Guides | 0 Comments
Long COVID can affect anyone and not just those who were seriously unwell when they first caught COVID-19. This blog explains policies and procedures to manage and support staff who are suffering from long COVID.
Marion joined Sparqa Legal as a Senior Legal Editor in 2018. She previously worked as a corporate/commercial lawyer for five years at one of New Zealand’s leading law firms, Kensington Swan (now Dentons Kensington Swan), and as an in-house legal consultant for a UK tech company. Marion regularly writes for Sparqa’s blog, contributing across its commercial, IP and health and safety law content.
What’s on the horizon?
- 31 March 2024: Last date for staff to use carried over COVID leave
- 1 April 2024: National Living Wage and National minimum wage increase
- 6 April 2024: Various changes to employment law come into effect
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A detailed investigation of a business, or aspects of a business, which is carried out by one or more parties before they legally commit themselves to a transaction or contract.