A preliminary hearing is one of the first critical steps an employer may have to take as part of the journey towards the employment tribunal. Here’s our round up of…

Settlement agreements are useful tools to settle disputes quickly and bring a welcome finality to an often-uncomfortable situation for HR teams. Settlement agreement negotiations can be complicated, and when organisations…

There are plenty of reasons why an employer might find themselves considering an employment settlement agreement with an employee. Settlement agreements are a useful tool in solving a dispute quickly,…

Welcome to the first (of many) monthly updates where we bring you a roundup of the most recent employment tribunal decisions. During July, HR professionals will have heard a plethora…

Redundancy can be a head-scratcher; the process throws out many burning questions for HR teams whilst they are managing a period of business change. Vista’s employment lawyers provide redundancy advice…

Do you have to enhance shared parental pay? That’s the question on the lips of every HR professional across the country following the case of Hextall vs Chief Constable of…

Dignity at work is a complex and emotional topic and has become one of the toughest training challenges for Learning and Development professionals to tackle. One thing is for sure,…

We’ve put together a short, no-nonsense video guide to the Gender Pay Gap reporting rules. It’s fun, and free! Please watch, tweet, embed and share with your employees to your…

Many employers will be busy preparing for the changes in General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’), which come into effect in May 2018. But what does GDPR mean for HR? Every…

Since the Supreme Court judgment that tribunal fees were unlawful there has been a marked increase in employment tribunal cases, and the figure is expected to keep rising. During a…