Appeal launched in Opera House hearing loss case
December 2, 2018In May we reported how judgement had been awarded against the Royal Opera House following a claim by a musician that their hearing had been damaged by a particularly loud rehearsal in 2012. It...
Substance misuse assistance
November 22, 2018Public health England has released a new toolkit to help employers deal with workplace drug, alcohol and tobacco misuse issues. Is it worth a look? In June 2018, Public Health England released...
Do you need work place banter training?
November 22, 2018It’s been reported that Leicester Police is offering all its employees “workplace banter training”. This is an unusual step, but is it something you should be doing too? In September 201...
Employer liable for boss’s private party punch
November 22, 2018The court of appeal has ruled that an employer was vicariously liable for an employee’s injuries after he was punched by his boss at a private party. Does this mean that you’re now account...
It’s official – tribunal claims have doubled!
November 22, 2018In year 1 it was claimed that employment tribunal claims had doubled since the abolition of fees, even though the official figures at the time indicated only a 64% increase. The Government’s...
Inducement to opt-out of auto enrolment
November 22, 2018Legal duty in July 2018, the pension regulator (TPR) announced a 68% increase in complaints which relate to employers attempting to have their employees opt out of pensions auto – enrolment....
Preparing for the Bonfire Season
November 2, 2018And so the firework season begins…. Fireworks are now used widely across many public, corporate and charity events throughout the season and well into the New Year. If you or your organisa...
Name calling in the workplace – Unfair Dismissal
October 26, 2018An employee of a motorcycle manufacturer who was fired after she called one of her colleagues a ‘knob head’ over a workplace email was unfairly dismissed, the Employment Appeal tribunal (E...
Is maximum workplace temperature legislation possible?
October 26, 2018Following the Great British Heat Wave, many employees (and employers) across the country are asking the question: ‘Why isn’t there a legally enforceable maximum workplace temperature?’ T...
Gross misconduct or an error of judgement?
October 26, 2018Mr Piotr Borowicki (B) was employed as a bus driver in Aberdeenshire between April 2007 and January 2016. In January of 2015 in bad weather B drove his bus through floodwater. There were no pa...
Intrusive Interference or Legitimate Interest – How much should you monitor people at work?
September 19, 2018Monitoring work activity is no longer just the case of a manager or supervisor directly observing their team, the rapid growth of technology has enabled a wide range of monitoring activities a...
Designing Safe Buildings
September 19, 2018RIBA (The Royal Institute of British Architects) has announced that over the next twelve months they will be developing a new mandatory test for all UK Chartered Members on health and safety a...
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