Family Friendly Rights Updated
Now that businesses are starting to reopen their doors, employers have had to conduct risk assessments and update health & safety policies to include Covid-19 regulations. While this transition back […]
It’s a bumper year of employment-related legislation. Are you prepared?
2018 is a set to be a busy year for employment professionals in Jersey with a raft of new legislation likely to be introduced. At some point this year, whether […]
Age Discrimination: Quick Quiz
From 1 September 2016, Jersey has increased the protected characteristics covered by its discrimination law to include age. How much do you know about the new protections that have come […]
The death of office banter?
“Are jokes now banned in the office?”: one of the most common questions we hear when we’re training people in the new Discrimination Law in Jersey. There is a real fear […]
Flexible working online clinic update
Did you know that staff who have unpaid caring responsibilities for anyone, including children and the elderly (whether related to them or not), now have the legal right to request […]
Breakfast Briefing update
Would you say that the expression, “she’s having a blonde moment,” was discriminatory? A packed audience for Law at Work’s (LAW) breakfast briefing at the Pomme d’Or this morning heard […]
Sex discrimination: are you up for it?!
The States of Jersey passed the second part of the island’s discrimination laws late yesterday afternoon. The Discrimination (Jersey) Law 2013 covers the protected characteristics of sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, […]
New family friendly law in Jersey
Amendments to employment legislation to be introduced in Jersey on 1 April 2015. With effect from 1 April 2015 (subject to States approval on 24 February), amendments described as minor changes […]
What Does Guernsey Disability Discrimination Legislation Mean for Employers?
The Disability and Inclusion Strategy At the end of November 2013, the States members debated a new Policy Council initiative called “The Disability and Inclusion Strategy”. The strategy aims to […]
