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Dismissal due to ill health - following the disciplinary procedure Dismissal due to ill health - a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision has helpfully clarified the question of whether or not an employer should follow their disciplinary procedure when dismissing an employee on...
Read moreHow will this affect the employment law framework? Like many aspects of economic and social life in the UK at the present time, there is a high degree of uncertainty surrounding the medium and long term picture of our employment law framework. However, in the short term at least, the sit...
Read moreIntroducing rules on dress in the workplace The recent story involving the instruction given to a female agency worker that she should get herself a pair of high heels if she wanted to stay in her role, continues to run and run. But is this fair, what are the rules when it comes to dress...
Read moreBritish Gas Trading Ltd v Miss K Price Personal relationships that develop in the workplace have often led to difficulties for employers for a variety of reasons, not least when something unexpectedly goes wrong between the two employees involved. This was certainly the situation, in the...
Read moreControl of immigration? The current debate relating to the forthcoming EU Referendum is gathering pace day by day. The two central issues surrounding the arguments of both sides remain the control of immigration and the potential impact of the vote on the country’s economic health. <...
Read moreIts impact on industrial action Following agreement by both Houses of Parliament on the text and detail of the Bill, the Trade Union Act finally received Royal Assent on 4th May 2016 and will impact on the...
Read moreProsecuted £1m plus costs A young worker was killed by an exploding pneumatic tyre when trying to repair a puncture. The tyre belonged to a dresser or wheeled loading shovel. The company was subsequently prosecuted £1m and ordered to pay costs of £99,485 How did it happen...
Read morePaying less than the National Minimum Wage Today, Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley admitted to MPs that his business is paying less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW) to some of its workers, and has agreed to back pay th...
Read moreIs your engineer a registered Gas Safe engineer? The HSE are running a mini-campaign on knowing your gas safe engineer, the campaign is ‘Trust the Triangle.’ A list of possibilities why your gas engineer is cheap and why ...
Read moreGuidance to judges when prosecuting for health & safety breaches Firstly, you may be asking what the new sentencing guidelines are. Well simply put, they came into force on the 1st February to provide guidance to magistrate and crown court judges for <a href="/hr-services/leg...
Read moreProcessing of personal information by employers The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) incorporates the main bulk of existing legislation on th...
Read moreTribunal case of bus driver who alleged injury This week, we examine the facts of a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case to illustrate the options open to employers if they suspect an employee of feigning an illness or injury. In particular, we focus on the investigation of the facts i...
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What employment legislation changes are in store for 2018? As the end of the year 2017 beckons, HR professionals will no doubt be thinking ahead to 2018 and what is to come from an employment legislation perspective.
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In July, the Supreme Court ruled that employment tribunal fees were unlawful. Following this decision, the number of claims has already increased threefold. The July ruling found that the fees – which were set up to £1,200 - were “discriminatory” against women
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Each year, changes to employment law, challenge businesses more and more. Non-compliance can lead to heavy fines putting additional pressure on the SME to remain in business.
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Performance management is not a one-off occurrence but instead an all year-round process – managers need to reconsider their methods of appraising their team members and ensuring that this is an ongoing process rather than an annual ‘tick box’ activity.
Read moreIn September 2015, the government introduced the ‘Fit for Work’ scheme in a bid assist employers with sickness absence.
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Commissioned by the government, Matthew Taylor, the head of the Royal Society of Arts began his inquiry into ‘controversial employment practices’. That was ten months ago and the report was published on 11 July 2017.
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What are Subject Access Requests? The Data Protection Act (DPA) was implemented into UK law in 1998 following a directive from Europe by way of the Data Protection Directive. It was designed to regulate the way personal data is used and stored. Section 1(1) of the DPA describes “...
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Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, employers need to either prevent or reduce their workers' exposure to substances that are hazardous to their health.
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