Employment and HR

• Mental Health Problems Can Be Just as Disabling as Physical Incapacity

  • Posted6 February 2020

  The word ‘disabled’ may bring to mind a person who is physically incapacitated, but the definition of the word in employment law terms is far broader than that. The point...

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• Disciplinary Investigations – Any Lack of Fairness Will Cost You!

  • Posted22 January 2020

  Workplace disciplinary investigations require careful handling and employers who fail to act fairly are likely to be hit hard in the pocket. That was certainly so in the case of...

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• Facing a Business Crisis? Don’t Forget Your Employees’ Rights!

  • Posted7 January 2020

  It is only too easy for businesses dealing with office politics, poor trading or cashflow difficulties to take their eye off the ball when it comes to their employees’ rights....

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• Underpaid Live-in Porter Wins Over £100,000 in Guideline Case

  • Posted18 December 2019

  The National Minimum Wage (NMW) on the face of it imposes a straightforward duty to pay a minimum sum for every hour worked. However, as an important Court of Appeal...

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• Employee Shareholder Status Impacts Unfair Dismissal Claim

  • Posted2 December 2019

  Few employees would say no if offered shares in the companies for which they work. However, as an important decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) showed, accepting such offers...

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• Vegetarianism is Not a Protected Characteristic, ET Rules

  • Posted18 November 2019

  People have all sorts of reasons for choosing not to eat meat, and that prompted an Employment Tribunal (ET) to rule that vegetarianism is a lifestyle choice, rather than a...

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