Tribunal risks of performance management
Employers want to mitigate the risks of Employment Tribunals claims at all costs, but sometimes errors creep in when managing performance issues which leave them
UNIFORMS | Should employers pick up the bill?
Do you expect your team to wear a uniform? As long as the organisation’s rules on dress code are reasonable and non-discriminatory, employers have a
It is time for a 6 hour working day?
Does working a shorter working day on full pay sound like a dream for many of your employees? For some, the fantasy became a reality
Capability vs conduct
When an employee is not performing to the required standards, is it capability or conduct? When we are talking about someone that can’t do something, this is
How to manage a reluctant witness in a grievance
What do you do if a witness to a workplace incident at the centre of a grievance wants to remain anonymous? Let’s imagine that
When emails come back to haunt you
Often, people can find themselves in all sorts of legal trouble for not thinking twice about what they write in emails. There’s a widespread assumption
Trailer company fined after cherry picker fall
A trailer firm has been fined after an employee suffered fatal head injuries. The worker was operating a scissor-lift working platform known as a ‘cherry
Engineering firm fined after forklift incident
An engineering company has been fined after a worker was struck by a forklift. The court heard the employee was working as a ‘banksman’ to
HEALTH & SAFETY NEWS | Toilet roll manufacturer fined £120k
While machinery makes jobs much easier, it can also cause serious injuries. Between 2014/15 – 2016/17 an annual average of 44,000 workers suffered injury due
Managing performance issues of disabled employees
Imagine this scenario. You’ve noticed that one of your long-serving employees is struggling to perform their day to day duties. There have been a few
High Court to rule on disclosing past convictions
A group of women have taken their case about whether their past soliciting convictions should be disclosed to potential employers to the High Court. They
Can a victim of discrimination refuse to work?
Does discriminatory treatment permit an employee to refuse work? This was the question that was explored by the Court of Appeal in the case of
