The Fit and Proper Test – What does it mean? All firms regulated or authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 are subject to the Senior Management and Certification Regime (‘SM&CR’). The SM&CR is applicable to all individuals who perform...
Potential Significant Reforms for HR Teams in Financial Services Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced plans on Friday (9 December 2022) to review the Senior Managers and Certification (SMCR) regime, as part of a wider package of 30 reforms to the financial sector known as...
All in a Day’s Work: Data Protection in the Workplace This month’s episode covers data protection in the workplace. We will be looking at what the laws on data protection currently require, what changes may arise in the future and what practical implications there are...
All in a Day’s Work: Employment Contracts in a Nutshell This month’s episode provides an overview of Employment Contracts. We will be discussing employment contracts, including what you need to include in them by law, what the common pitfalls are for employers and...
Extension of ban on exclusivity clauses to include low income workers Following concerns around the treatment of low income workers, the Government introduced regulations in 2015 to prevent employers from including exclusivity clauses in zero hour contracts. It has...
All in a Day’s Work: Managing Performance The next episode of the All in a Day’s Work series looks at managing employee performance. Employment Lawyers Alex Harper and Nicola O’Dwyer are considering what employers and employees can do when job performance isn’t where...
All in a Day’s Work: Grievances This month’s podcast covers grievances at work. Employment Lawyers Alex Harper and Nicola O’Dwyer talk through the ins and outs of grievances, from the perspective of both employees raising them and employers responding to them. We...
All in a Day’s Work: Disciplinary Processes The first in Herrington Carmichael’s “All in a Day’s Work” series, this episode looks at the disciplinary processes used by employers in respect of their employees. Employment Lawyers Nicola O’Dwyer and Alex Harper talk...