I am pleased to announcement the publishing of my first ever book. Hopefully one of many to come and not a fiction title like the bucket list but one which is written in simple language to assist business owners with employment law issues. It considers the impact of technology in the workplace. The book covers a […]
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Out with a bang
Following on from my shorter Twitter post last week, Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been in the news over the past few days for a different reason. A departing employee of Twitter deleted his account before leaving the business. It was done for about 11 minutes as of course all the data was fully backed […]
Reference requests and regulatory references
So I know it is rare to have a hand written reference but it is common place for employers to be asked to provide a reference for that departing employee. Firstly, there is no obligation to supply a reference unless of course you have agreed to do so as part of a contractual exit package […]
Stress at work
Stress at work kept 51% of workers surveyed in a recent BUPA survey awake at night while 42% of those surveyed said stress at work had ruined their life. More than 53 % reported that a poor work-life balance made them feel unwell and 64% of respondents said that they would be more productive at […]
Time to disconnect?
We all know that switching off smartphones and tablets is good for our mental and physical well-being but most seem to find it hard to disconnect. The trend towards remote working and agile working may mean that increasing number of workers are logging in during personal time. So is it time to disconnect? A US […]
Make hot-desking work
Mobile technology allows some employees to complete tasks anywhere and with the increase in flexible working, some employers are downsizing office space and introducing hot-desking to save on costs. However, sometimes the space that people carve out in the office is territory that they wish to defend and people can get moody if their favourite […]
Cancer in the workplace
According to research those who are diagnosed with cancer in the workplace is rising. According to Cancer Research UK each year almost 120,000 people of working age are diagnosed with cancer in the UK. Employees who have been diagnosed with cancer will get automatic protection from disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. Cancer is […]
ET fees unlawful so what next….
Well having been tipped off in advance that the Supreme Court was to hand down its Judgment in the Unison challenge to Tribunal fees, I was simply in the dark as to the news storm this would create. I will admit I was surprised that the Supreme Court decided that ET fees were unlawful. I […]
Uplift in discrimination cases
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in the long running saga of whether or not we should be applying the 10% uplift in damages established by the Court of Appeal in Simmons v Castle in the employment tribunal. The case of De Souza v Vinci Construction (UK) Ltd was heard before the EAT […]
Volunteers in the workplace
Charities in particular can be vulnerable to employment claims as there is often a reluctance to formalise working relationships with volunteers. If a volunteer feels aggrieved they may try to assert that they have the status to bring a claim and without documentation formalising working arrangements charities are vulnerable to this. There has been much reported […]