Resources and added-value services for the retail, leisure and hospitality sector

Opinion and analysis

• How the retail, leisure and hospitality sector can prepare for upcoming changes to holiday entitlements
• New national minimum wage rates set to increase by over a pound an hour for all age groups
• Redundancy: withholding statutory redundancy pay where an employee unreasonably refuses a suitable alternative job offer
• McDonald's faces mounting harassment allegations: legal considerations for the hospitality sector.
• The rapid evolution of Gen-AI raises cybersecurity concerns

• The top employment law cases that the Retail, Leisure and Hospitality sector needs to look out for in 2024
• Businesses in Retail, Leisure and Hospitality need to urgently review their holiday accrual and pay practices in light of new legislation
• Should employers carry out a “general workforce” consultation even if they are making less than 20 people redundant?
• What employers need to know: new employment rates in force from April 2024
• UK: Data protection law reform - is an SRI the same or different from a DPO?
• Reduced opening hours: the part-time high street
• Supply chain disruption as a result of war and conflict – Is your business protected?

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Podcasts

• IP issues in an economic downturn – our experts discuss why you shouldn’t overlook protecting your brand when preparing to overcome the challenges of energy prices, consumer pessimism and political certainty.
• AI in the fashion industry - Artificial intelligence can be a real asset to the fashion industry. But what impact does AI have? And why should organisations continue to have open conversations and embrace it?

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