From 1 October, employers will only be able to hire applicants by meeting them face-to-face or using an approved ID validation technology to check hiring documents as part of a permanent change to the right-to-work legislation.

All employers are required to carry out right-to-work checks on every potential employee to see whether they are allowed to work.

Businesses regularly face commercial disputes. These can be costly, and disruptive and have a significant toll on owners and shareholders.

Although many people assume that the only action available is litigation via the courts, this is likely to take a considerable amount of time and may be expensive or damage your relationship with the other party.

Many businesses see a merger as an effective way to grow their business and their client base.

Although it is often closely associated with the acquisition process, a merger between two companies works in several different ways.

A large majority of women have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a survey of 6,000 working people.

In addition, more than a third say it has affected their careers, according to the recent 2022 Gender Equality in the Workplace report by Randstad.