Five things we learnt in employment law this week (5 August 2019)
The UK’s biggest equal pay case will be considered by the Supreme Court who will determine whether shop floor workers at ASDA are comparable to … Read More
The UK’s biggest equal pay case will be considered by the Supreme Court who will determine whether shop floor workers at ASDA are comparable to … Read More
Demoting an employee can seem a more attractive option than going down the disciplinary or performance route (and potentially terminating his or her employment). But … Read More
As employees increasing skip the office and work in coffee shops or ‘coffices’, Tom Moyes, Partner at Blacks Solicitors LLP, looks at what employers need … Read More
For some, the office Christmas party is the social event of the year. For others, it’s to be either endured or avoided at all costs. … Read More
You can tango round the ballroom, bake a showstopper sponge, eat spiders in the jungle or have a bust-up in the boardroom with Lord Sugar. … Read More
We can all be ambushed by difficult people management issues, writes Janette Lucas, partner at Squire Patton Boggs, what counts is how we handle them… … Read More
Appeal No. UKEAT/0294/15/DA EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL FLEETBANK HOUSE, 2-6 SALISBURY SQUARE, LONDON EC4Y 8AE At the Tribunal On 1 July 2016 Judgment handed down on … Read More
Can employers invite employees to hand in their resignation when facing a disciplinary hearing, and what are the risks that come with taking this approach? … Read More
Following the case of Ramphal v Department for Transport, I’m not sure how far I can go, as a HR manager, to advise and guide … Read More
We offered an employee a job subject to satisfactory references and completed medical questionnaire. He completed a pre-employment medical questionnaire saying he did not suffer … Read More