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Disciplinary Procedures, HR / Employment Law News

When disciplinary processes go wrong, Part 2 – Historical Warnings

Part two of our blog series containing advice for employers dealing with disciplinary proceedings. Should you take historical disciplinary warnings into account when deciding to dismiss? There’s nothing we hate more than…

27 February 2018

HR / Employment Law News

Snow day and the employment implications of adverse weather conditions

There are a number of circumstances where employees may be prevented from attending work through no fault of their own. This time of year it’s usually due to poor weather conditions or…

27 February 2018

Disciplinary Procedures, HR / Employment Law News

When disciplinary processes go wrong, Part 1 – Undue Influence

The first instalment in our blog series looking at how to deal with disciplinary proceedings. Does the HR team exert too much influence on the eventual outcome of a disciplinary process? There’s…

26 February 2018

HR / Employment Law News

Do you have to follow due process when dismissing an employee with less than 2 years’ service?

We can’t tell you how many times we’ve been asked this question…but it’s a lot! Therefore, we thought it was about time we put our answer down in black and white. First…

23 February 2018

HR / Employment Law News

How to produce a Gender Pay Gap statement

The Gender Pay Gap Regulations were introduced in April 2017, and required large private and voluntary sector employers (i.e. those with 250 employees or more) in England, Wales and Scotland to take…

23 February 2018

HR / Employment Law News, Redundancy Law

Redundancy, pregnancy and maternity leave

Redundancy consultation for pregnancy and maternity leave – How should an employee on maternity leave be treated in the context of a pending redundancy exercise? By and large, she should be treated…

19 February 2018

Disciplinary Procedures, HR / Employment Law News

How to conduct a reasonable disciplinary investigation

A reasonable disciplinary investigation is a cornerstone of a fair disciplinary procedure. Without it, any related dismissal is likely to be deemed unfair by an Employment Tribunal. Tribunals consider the principles derived…

9 February 2018

HR / Employment Law News

Are young people entering the world of work being hung out to dry?

Recently, we advised a client on a potential workplace bullying issue involving a handful of apprentices. Whilst we’re not ones to downplay how seriously such allegations should normally be taken, we were…

17 January 2018

HR / Employment Law News

EAT upholds finding of disability discrimination against non-disabled claimant

In a case that illustrates just how far discrimination legislation has come, the EAT has determined that a police officer was subjected to unlawful discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 on account…

12 January 2018

HR / Employment Law News

“National Sickie Day” fast approaching

The winter period can be one of the most challenging periods for staff absenteeism, with employees adversely affected by a combination of winter bugs, flu, hangovers and the post-holiday blues. According to…

9 January 2018

HR / Employment Law News

Religion / Belief Discrimination Myth Busters – Refusing to do the job

Acas recently published new guidance on religion and belief to help employers prevent discrimination on these grounds in the workplace. To assist employers further, we’ve produced another series of “myth busters”to help separate…

8 January 2018

Health & Safety News

Tips on working in high temperatures

It seems like summer has finally arrived and with this spell of unusually fine weather comes the time-honoured problem of working in high temperatures. Looking at the legislation, you may be surprised…

8 January 2018