The new ruling: an employer’s right to view personal messages sent at work
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has been asked to determine whether an employer’s…
January 14, 2016 By Hazel Sanders
Is the National Living Wage affordable?
One of the most significant initiatives brought in since the election in May 2015 is…
November 30, 2015 By Ellie Hibberd
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