Making redundancies? Who to inform
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA) came into force some 20…
November 26, 2015 By Stephens Scown
A helping hand with the staff handbook
The staff handbook is something that should sit alongside (and complement) a contract of employment,…
November 24, 2015 By Chris Morse
Can a company be discriminated against?
A limited company is a separate legal entity in its own right. That means that…
November 24, 2015 By Jeremy Crook
Government guidance on zero hours contracts
Before the last election, two consultations were carried out on zero hours contracts. The coalition…
November 24, 2015 By Ellie Hibberd
Employment case study: Shannon v Clifton House Residential
Shannon v Clifton House Residential is a new case on the old question of whether…
November 24, 2015 By Hazel Sanders
Smelling of Alcohol: An unfair reason to dismiss
The recent employment tribunal decision in McElroy v Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust sheds light…
September 29, 2015 By Hazel Sanders
Dismissal fair for Facebook comments made two years previously
Social media is a highly effective tool that many employers use to market their business.…
September 25, 2015 By Jeremy Crook
Volunteers in your organisation – how to get it right!
The legal position of volunteers is not a simple issue but it is one that…
September 25, 2015 By Laura McFadyen
Termination payments – fairer, simpler, cheaper, costlier?
On 24 July 2015, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs launched a consultation on the tax…
September 25, 2015 By Verity Slater
Firm stance on zero hours contracts
Zero hours contracts were one of the hot areas of debate in the general election,…
September 23, 2015 By Hazel Sanders
Election Fever Hits: Employment Law Changes 2015 and beyond
The general election will take place on 7 May 2015. As we have seen in…
September 23, 2015 By Lisa Mulholland
New Tax-free childcare scheme
The government initially announced its intention to replace childcare vouchers with a tax-free childcare scheme…
September 23, 2015 By Verity Slater