In addition to this month's news, please do look at publications we have contributed to:

  • Scottish Grocer – Laura Morrison considers the risks employers take if they use periods of unpaid work such as trial periods
  • Scotsman – Mark Hamilton and Claire McKee explore why employment law must keep up with workplace changes
  • Personnel Today – Jessica Pattinson gives insight into how to be GDPR compliant when it comes to immigration data GDPR deadline looms: Are your immigration data processes compliant?

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