Mandatory changes to employment contracts that every employer needs to know about
The Government’s Good Work Plan is due to come into effect on 6 April 2020.…
March 12, 2020 By Carrianne Matta
Ensure you’re getting the best out of your staff: Charity Employment Appraisals
In HR and management circles, the value of annual performance reviews (or appraisals) has increasingly…
February 17, 2020 By Mark Roby
Law firm supports Cornwall’s Social Entrepreneurs
A leading Cornish law firm is lending its support to Cornwall's social entrepreneurs by arming…
February 14, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Don’t forget about me too – protecting volunteers from sexual harassment
The #MeToo movement has, rightly, had a lot of attention over recent years and protecting…
January 15, 2020 By Ellie Hibberd
Top ranking in legal guide for Stephens Scown
One of the South West’s leading law firms has received top ranking in the latest…
September 27, 2019 By Stephens Scown
Social Media and Your Employees
No one can escape social media anymore. It is everywhere. Even when we go to…
August 15, 2019 By Carrianne Matta
Can an employee covertly record a meeting at work?
I wrote an article on this subject in 2016 and it remains one of the…
August 15, 2019 By Mark Roby
Food for thought – the implications for employers from Jamie Oliver’s employment case
Viewers of American legal dramas (other than that coming out of the White House) –…
July 23, 2019 By Chris Morse
National living wage
Earlier this month (April 2017) the government named and shamed the most recent round of…
July 12, 2019 By Stephens Scown
Non-Disclosure Agreements – an end to the “cover up” culture?
On 11 June, the House of Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee published its report entitled…
July 9, 2019 By Stephens Scown
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
17 to 23 June is the national Festival of Learning (previously Adult Learners’ Week). Employees…
June 11, 2019 By Ellie Hibberd
Mental health awareness: Neurodiversity in the workplace
We are currently in Mental Health Awareness Week from 13 to 19 May 2019, which…
May 15, 2019 By Laura McFadyen