EML Blogs

Your go-to hub for HR insights, updates, and expert advice.

Whether you’re navigating policy changes, looking for ways to boost employee engagement, or exploring HR solutions, you’ll find fresh, relevant content to support and inspire your strategy.

Check back regularly for new articles, features, and thought leadership tailored to the evolving world of HR, Employment Law and Health, Safety and Wellbeing.

HR / Employment Law News, Redundancy Law

Managing redundancy dismissals

Business reorganisations / restructures are part of everyday life for organisations looking to remain viable and competitive in the marketplace.  Where they involve job losses, however, there can be exposure to unfair…

15 November 2019

HR / Employment Law News

Can employers afford to ignore their employees’ mental health?

According to the Mental Health Foundation, around 15% of people experience mental health problems in the workplace. Therefore, it’s more important than ever that employers understand their responsibilities in this area. For…

13 November 2019

HR / Employment Law News, Tribunals

Annual employment tribunal and EAT stats published

The latest employment tribunal and EAT statistics have been published by the Ministry of Justice. They detail the type and volume of cases received, disposed of and outstanding for the period April…

23 September 2019

Hints & Tips

The benefits of an active commute

It goes without saying that one thing all employers want is to develop and create a productive workforce. There are so many workplace commentators and experts these days that will talk about…

5 September 2019

Hints & Tips, HR / Employment Law News

TUPE, due diligence and the data protection challenge

How can you undertake thorough and effective due diligence in the context of a TUPE transfer without breaching data protection legislation? This is a question we have been asked by clients a…

30 August 2019

Hints & Tips

Social media in the workplace: tips for employers

A high profile employment law case is rumbling on in Australia. Disgraced Wallabies star and devout Christian Israel Folau is suing Rugby Australia for unfair dismissal. Folau’s employer cancelled his multi-million dollar…

27 June 2019

Hints & Tips, Tribunals

5 common mistakes employers make at Employment Tribunal hearings

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. It’s a common utterance but when it comes to employment tribunals, so often organisations fail to heed this crucial piece of advice. Defending a claim brought…

14 June 2019

HR / Employment Law News

GDPR: One year on. The changing face of data privacy

We can hardly believe it’s been 12 months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. Do you recall what life was like in early 2018? GDPR was all anyone…

4 June 2019

Team News

How learning is shaping the future at EML

To celebrate Learning at Work week, we caught up with our super-talented Managing Director, Debbie Knowles. Debbie shares her experience of learning and development and reveals how the EML team is shaping…

16 May 2019

HR / Employment Law News

Wellbeing in the Workplace

There have been copious studies into the link between employee wellbeing, both inside and outside of work, and improved workplace performance. The overarching trend is undeniable: where employees wellbeing is positively influenced…

13 May 2019

HR / Employment Law News

The Modern Slavery Act – are you compliant?

What is the Modern Slavery Act 2015? UK Government introduced the Act in October 2015 to increase the transparency of companies’ supply chains and structures to reduce human trafficking and slavery. The…

9 May 2019

HR / Employment Law News

Have you complied with your Gender Pay Gap reporting duties?

The Gender Pay Gap Regulations, which were introduced in April 2017, require private and voluntary sector employers with 250 employees or more to publish a report on their own website, and a…

18 April 2019