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Phil Coates
- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
What Rights Does an Employee Have if Accused of Bullying?
Bullying is not, unfortunately, something that ends at the school gates. It can carry on well into adult life. Since you have a duty of...
Sita Douglas
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
Occupational Stress
It will come as no surprise that occupational stress is now a major issue for both managers, employees and HR professionals, particularly...
Sita Douglas
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
Can Long-Term Stress Amount to a Disability Under The Equality Act?
According to government statistics for 2019/2020, it’s estimated that there were 828,000 cases of work-related stress, depression or...
Sita Douglas
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
Depression, Anxiety and Stress at Work
Some stress is good for us but if it gets too much, it can really affect our work and family life as well as our physical health. If your...
Brent Newton
- Sep 22, 2021
- 6 min
Employee Conduct Outside of Work
The past 18 months or so have been very challenging for employers and employees and have had a significant effect on virtually every...
Shamaila Gul
- Sep 15, 2021
- 5 min
The Difference Between Without Prejudice and Protected Conversations
The end of an individual’s employment is a complex and often delicate time. This is particularly so when the departure is less than...
Emma Simons
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
Farm Safety - What Do Farmers Need To Know?
A death on the farm can be a traumatic experience, made all the more so by the likelihood that the person who has been killed is a family...
Kiran Habib
- Aug 19, 2021
- 6 min
The Redundancy Process and Unfair Dismissal - What Employers Need to Know
One of the main planks of the government’s reaction to the coronavirus pandemic was the Job Retention Scheme, more commonly known as...
Eleanor Gow
- Aug 11, 2021
- 4 min
Preventing Sexual Harassment - New Duty for Employers Planned
Following the rise of the #metoo movement in 2017, the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace became a global talking point. In...
Kenneth Cook
- Jul 28, 2021
- 4 min
The Law on Asbestos - what to know to mitigate the risks
A wood-working company and its director have been fined after a HSE inspection uncovered a number of failings and risks around a...
rradar
- Jul 23, 2021
- 3 min
What Happens When An Employee Says They're Resigning?
An employee may give notice to end his or her employment at any time. An employer cannot refuse to accept a resignation but, in the event...
Richard Beschizza
- Jul 16, 2021
- 6 min
Test and Trace Isolation Alerts - Implications For Employers
The government has announced that as of 19th July 2021, many of the remaining social distancing restrictions put in place to contain the...
Danny Smith
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
Worker Status and Union Recognition - The Deliveroo Judgment
For several years now, the gig economy has dominated both the headlines and the legal sector as court case succeeded court case over the...
Samantha Hees
- Jul 2, 2021
- 4 min
Fire and Rehire - Risks and Benefits
Since the start of the pandemic restrictions in March 2020, many businesses have found themselves facing dire financial straits and have...
Adil Khan
- Jun 28, 2021
- 6 min
Landmark EAT decision on protection for employees who hold philosophical beliefs in the workplace
The law on discrimination against religious belief is well known and some recent cases have served to define further what a belief is,...
Leigh Payne
- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
Monitoring Employees Working From Home - What You Can and Can't Do
As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and life begins to return to normal – or, at the very least, the new normal – employers may be...
Leigh Payne
- May 25, 2021
- 4 min
How ready are firms in the legal sector to face the growing risk of cyber attacks?
Generally, the legal sector is not known for its early adoption of technology; however, both courts and law firms are coming to rely more...
Nkolika Oraka
- Apr 29, 2021
- 3 min
The Temporary Adjustments to Right to Work Checks are Coming to An End
In March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold of the UK and the first lockdown started, the government announced that temporary...
Kiri Thompson
- Apr 27, 2021
- 6 min
Parental Leave or Adoption Leave - The Difference for Discrimination Claims
There are several different forms of leave available to people who have, or are about to become parents, either natural or adoptive. But...
