E-cigarettes and Smoking Policies
E-cigarettes have become a social phenomenon and were virtually unknown only a few years ago. Has your smoking policy been updated to...
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- Aug 2
- 3 min
Breastfeeding at Work
In this article, we take a look at what employers can do to ensure that their employees’ wishes are respected when it comes to...
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- Jun 21
- 4 min
Why choose an apprenticeship?
The history of apprenticeships in this country is a long one, dating back to the 12th Century and ensuring that tradesmen and craftsmen...
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- Jun 8
- 3 min
Volunteers are not employees
If you are a charitable organisation, there is a very good chance that you are making use of volunteers. It makes sense – volunteers can...
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- May 30
- 3 min
The definition of discrimination arising from disability
How is discrimination arising from disability defined? If an employer dismisses or disciplines a disabled employee for misconduct, are...
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- May 15
- 4 min
Aggregating minor acts of misconduct to justify a fair dismissal
Can an employer lump together a series of minor acts of misconduct and use that as a reason to dismiss an employee without prior warning?...
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- May 1
- 4 min
CCTV monitoring of employees – is it legal?
Are you considering setting up a CCTV system to monitor what your employees are doing? Have you considered the drawbacks that might ensue...
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- Apr 27
- 6 min
Trade Union Recognition
Employers sometimes need to work with trade unions to negotiate with employees in areas like working conditions, pay and holiday....
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- Apr 12
- 5 min
Restrictive Covenants (Prophet plc v Christopher Huggett [2014])
Ensuring that an employee doesn’t leave your company and take valuable information straight to a competitor has often been the reason...
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- Mar 27
- 3 min
Giving evidence in an Employment Tribunal
If you have never given evidence in an Employment Tribunal and are called upon to do so, you might be forgiven for feeling a sense of...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 5 min
Employee mental health and wellbeing during coronavirus
On 31st October, the government announced that, following increases in the rates of COVID-19 infections, a new lockdown would come into...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
HSE prosecute Luton Borough Council after teacher assaulted by pupil
Luton Borough Council has been prosecuted by the HSE and pleaded guilty following an incident at Putteridge High School in which an...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 4 min
Changing Terms and Conditions of Employment
The Coronavirus pandemic has significantly affected the workplace in a great many ways, from home working to hygiene, desk layouts to...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 4 min
Establishing a Home Working Policy
Prior to 22nd September, many firms were starting to bring their employees back into the workplace, either full-time or on a part-time...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
The New Self-Isolation Regulations
In response to the recent increase in coronavirus cases, the government has brought in a raft of measures to tackle the problem. One of...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Tribunal Claims Process: Advice and Representation
How common is an employment tribunal claim? Figures from the Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications show that a claim is more common...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
Apprentices and apprenticeship funding - how does it work?
If you are a company that uses apprenticeships or have considered using them, the state of the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic may...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
Information Commissioner’s Office publishes 2019–20 annual report
Data security is a very important issue for every organisation. Those who fail to effectively tackle it run the risk of incurring...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
What are the events leading up to a tribunal claim?
Figures in the latest Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications (SETA) compiled and released by the Department for Business, Energy and...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
Employment Tribunal settlement and award figures increase
The latest Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications (SETA) compiled and released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...
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