Guides
HR and employment law, explained plainly
10 guides for UK employers - rest breaks, duty of care, tribunals, software and how to pick a provider without overpaying.
Employment law
Five UK Pay Disputes and How to Resolve Them
Equal pay gaps, unintended minimum wage breaches, holiday pay on basic pay only, unlawful deductions and unwritten bonus schemes: the legal position on each and how to fix it.
Updated 23 August 2026 · 4 min read
Employment Contract Review: What to Check and What It Costs
Notice, restrictive covenants, variation clauses, deductions and status: what a UK employment contract review actually checks, for employers issuing them and staff being asked to sign.
Updated 23 August 2026 · 4 min read
What Are The Employee Break Rights Under Employment Law?
UK rest break rights under the Working Time Regulations 1998: the 20-minute break for shifts over six hours, daily and weekly rest, young worker rules and what employers must record.
Updated 19 October 2025 · 15 min read
What is Employer Duty of Care Responsibility – Duty of Care Examples
An employer's duty of care in UK law, the legislation behind it, practical examples of meeting it, what a breach looks like and how to build a framework that holds up.
Updated 25 August 2025 · 15 min read
The Employment Tribunal Process for Employers, Stage by Stage
What happens after a claim is filed: ACAS early conciliation, the 28-day ET3 deadline, disclosure, the hearing and how remedy is calculated.
Updated 23 August 2026 · 4 min read
Provider guides
HR software
HR guides
Why HR Matters Commercially for UK Employers
Where HR affects the numbers for a UK business: dismissal and tribunal risk, pay compliance, recruitment cost and turnover, plus what a retainer, a day rate or a first HR hire each cost.
Updated 23 August 2026 · 4 min read
The Staffing Role of the HR Manager: A UK Guide
What the staffing side of HR covers, from workforce planning to probation and exit, the recruitment compliance points that cause claims, and when to buy the function rather than hire it.
Updated 23 August 2026 · 4 min read
How to Calculate Working Hours Correctly Under UK Rules
What counts as working time, which breaks you deduct, decimal conversion for payroll, the 48-hour average and the records you must keep.
Updated 23 August 2026 · 4 min read