About Ian Devlin
Ian is an Employment Law, HR, and Health & Safety Consultant based in Greater Manchester with over 11 years of specialist experience. He advises UK employers through Avensure Ltd and The Employment Advice Bureau, delivering practical, ACAS-aligned guidance to help businesses stay compliant, reduce risk, and avoid tribunal.
Latest Articles
The Pro-Rata Principle: Why Airline Got It Wrong For Part-Time Staff
Employment Law
The law on employing part-time employees says that employers must not treat a part-time employee less favourably than a full-time…
COVID Testing at Work
Employment Law
COVID Testing in the Workplace: An Employer’s Guide We’ve looked at whether employers can insist their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 but…
Can you withhold sick pay during a pandemic?
Employment Law
Whether it’s a ‘duvet day’ because the weather is cold and dreary outside or a suspicious tummy bug following a…
What Is Caste Discrimination?
Employment Law
The introduction of the Equality Act in 2010 brought together various strands of existing legislation prohibiting discrimination on different grounds…
What is Discrimination ‘Arising’ from a Disability?
Employment Law
The introduction of the Equality Act 2010 not only brought together existing protections against discrimination, it also introduced new ones.…
MPs to consider whether unpaid trial shifts should be made illegal
Employment Law
Several MPs led by SNP MP Stewart McDonald are proposing that unpaid trial shifts should be banned and made illegal.…
Naming and Shaming: Why Employers Failed To Pay National Minimum Wage
Employment Law
Hundreds more employers have been publically ‘named and shamed’ by the Government for failing to pay their workers the national…
Government Moves Closer to Paid Bereavement Leave
Employment Law
Employment law provides a structural mechanism to help employees deal with many significant life events: sick pay during times of…