The Labour Party's Proposed Changes to Employment
By Laura Davies and Jennifer Marsden-Lambert For the first time in over a decade the UK has a Labour government. Now their position in...
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Heather McKinlay
Jun 62 min
New Starters here at Second Chapter!
By Heather McKinlay We are all very excited to announce some major news here at Second Chapter HQ, as our business is expanding so too is...
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Faye Lewis
Mar 274 min
Employment Law Changes in 2024
By Faye Lewis This year is proving to be particularly busy with employment law changes. To help you summarise, we have created this...
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Heather McKinlay
Mar 131 min
UPDATED Guess the number of sweets in the jar for Comic Relief!
Well done to Tim S with a winning guess of 80! There were in fact...82 sweets in the jar! Your sweets will be winging their way to you...
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Faye Lewis
Jan 103 min
2024 Changes to Holiday Entitlement and Pay Calculations
By Faye Lewis Entering this new year, we're seeing big changes in how holiday entitlements and pay are handled at work. The government...
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Heather McKinlay
Nov 21, 20233 min
Predictable Working Patterns - the ACAS Draft Code of Practice
By Heather McKinlay The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has recently launched a consultation on a draft Code of...
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Heather McKinlay
Nov 8, 20232 min
UPDATED Second Chapter Online Quiz in aid of Children in Need - Thursday 16th November 2023
By Heather McKinlay UPDATE: A huge thank you to all our friends, family and clients who donated and took part in our quiz last night in...
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Faye Lewis
Oct 10, 20232 min
Managing Seasonal Viruses in the Workplace
By Faye Lewis The Government is rolling out Covid and flu vaccinations a month earlier than planned this year, and as flu season...
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Faye Lewis
Aug 9, 20232 min
My view on HR, and why I love it
By Faye Lewis Coming from an events management background slowly taught me that I loved two distinct parts of the sector, organisation...
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Jen Marsden-Lambert
Jul 24, 20233 min
Changes to Flexible Working 2023
By Jennifer Marsden-Lambert What does flexible working mean? Flexible working is simply a way of working that suits an employee’s needs,...
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Heather McKinlay
May 30, 20233 min
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill: Supporting the Well-being of New Families
By Heather McKinlay SNP MP Stuart McDonald, along with extensive support from the charity Bliss, saw his Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay)...
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Jen Marsden-Lambert
Mar 20, 20232 min
UK Employment Increases April 2023 - Minimum Wage and other changes
From April 2023, there are a number of changes to statutory payments in the UK. In particular, we would encourage employers to check they...
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Heather McKinlay
Feb 28, 20233 min
Ongoing Strike Action - How best to manage unexpected leave?
By Heather McKinlay This month has seen the UK's biggest day of industrial action in over a decade as teachers, university staff, train...
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Jen Marsden-Lambert
Jan 25, 20232 min
Employment Law Update: Crack Down on 'Unscrupulous' Employers
By Jennifer Marsden-Lambert Following a number of high profile cases, where companies such P&O Ferries and Tesco hit the news, the...
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Jen Marsden-Lambert
Dec 8, 20223 min
Business Continuity and Planned Power Outages
We have heard that some insurers have been contacting their business customers to warn of planned power outages in the UK this winter. It...
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Laura Knowles
Dec 7, 20222 min
IR35 Update
By Laura Knowles You may have heard recently that there have been some discussions in the news about the potential changes to the IR35...
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Jen Marsden-Lambert
Nov 25, 20224 min
Black Friday & the Cost of Living Crisis - Employer Perspective
Our director, Jen, muses on the impact of Black Friday on employers, especially during a cost of living crisis.
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Heather McKinlay
Oct 18, 20224 min
Financial Wellbeing Amidst The Cost of Living Crisis – Help and Support Available
By Heather McKinlay Financial wellbeing is now more important than ever, considering the rising cost of living crisis that has hit the UK...
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Laura Knowles
Oct 6, 20221 min
New Work Experience Standard
By Laura Knowles Do you employ graduates or take on students for internships and work experience opportunities? If so, we thought it...
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Jen Marsden-Lambert
Sep 1, 20222 min
Putting The Joy Back In Holidays
By Jennifer Marsden-Lambert One of the questions we often get asked is about how to calculate holidays (also known as PTO or simply...
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