Fake Reference Costs Employee £4,725
January 26, 2019An employee has been ordered to pay his employer £4,725 after he provided a fictitious reference, using the name of a Star Wars Character. Damages from employee It is not often that we see tr...
EU Employee Status Post Brexit
January 26, 2019For months there has been uncertainty over the employment status of EU citizens in the UK in the immediate aftermath of Brexit. The Government has now given some guidance on this issue. At the...
Disciplinary Procedure and Witness Statements
January 26, 2019An employee has been accused of serious misconduct. You’ve taken witness statements from several colleagues who say that they “didn’t see anything” should you disclose them to the accu...
New duty to publish family friendly policies
December 20, 2018In October 2018 it was reported that the government is considering forcing employers to publish their parental leave and pay policies. How likely is this to happen and will you be affected? Tr...
What the current National Living Wage is, what it means, and how it is going to change
December 20, 2018What is it? First thing’s first, let’s clear up the confusion regarding the difference between the National Minimum Wage, National Living Wage and the ‘real living wage’. The terms are...
Warning over 60 days sickness was discriminatory
December 20, 2018The employment appeal Tribunal has held that a disabled employee who received a warning for taking 60 days sickness absence suffered unlawful discrimination. Why? Background facts Mrs O Connor...
Making wage deductions for the cost of training
December 20, 2018When an employee leaves employment, you might wish to recover the cost of any external training they recently undertook. When are you legally able to recoup training costs and can you do this ...
Festive opening hours
December 19, 2018We’d like to take the opportunity to thank all customers for their support throughout 2018. Our opening hours over the festive period are as follows: Monday 24th December – 12.30pm close T...
Smacked in the face by a stegosaurus
December 11, 2018I’m not sure how many will be able to directly relate to the trigger for this story, but I was recently smacked in the face by a stegosaurus, and to make matters worse it was my fault, I wou...
Work at height rescue planning
December 2, 2018The Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group (SFPSG) has published new guidance on the rescue of persons from MEWPs (Mobile Elevating Work Platforms). Whenever such equipment is used there is always...
Setting a limit for diesel exhaust emissions
December 2, 2018The European Parliament has announced that an agreement has been reached to set workplace exposure limits for diesel engine exhaust emissions and five additional carcinogens: trichloroethylene...
Reforming RIDDOR
December 2, 2018The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 require employers and others to report and keep records of work related accidents causing death or certain seriou...
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