kevin Murphy, Director at Employment Law Solutions

Kevin Taylor-Murphy

Director

Hi, my name is Kevin, I am a Director and employment lawyer at Employment Law Solutions.

Having joined Alf from law school I have taken on many roles in the business. I have recently stepped back form client work and am focussing on business development. With a wide network should you ever need a contact or signposting to someone who can help with other problems just let me know.

My ethos is to try and relieve the stress of the HR and employment law problems.  We know that they are stressful and the law is often confusing, so if I can help a client smile or share a laugh whilst I cure their HR headache I am even more proud of the job I have done.

I can be found every other Friday morning at NetworkIN, Team Stoke Friday.  As the award-winning Team Leader for 2019, 2022 and 2023, 2024 I love to help our business community thrive and share opportunities and referrals.

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NEWS & BLOG

Read all the latest HR advice and news from the Employment Law Solutions team.

Documents, General Guidance, Law Changes, News, Terms & Conditions

Fire and Rehire, a new Code of Practice

In one of the final Acts of the Conservative government, a Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement (the Code) more commonly known as “fire and rehire” was passed through Parliament and came into effect on 18 July 2024. This is a statutory code which must be taken into account but it is nowhere near as robust as the Labour Party would like (see our review of the 2024 manifesto here), we can therefore, expect to see further changes to the fire and rehire rules.

General Guidance, Hospitality, HR Software, Law Changes, News, Rates of Pay

Law Change – the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023

In March 2022, the Government announced plans to introduce a law to manage tipping and ensure that workers are receiving the fruits of their labour.  The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and its supporting Statutory Code of Practice (the Code) will come into force on 1 October 2024.  So what does the new law say and how will employers be affected?