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Employment Tribunals – summary of activity Every three months, the Government publishes a summary of the activity within the Employment Tribunals system and, as always, the figures make interesting reading for employers. The data published for the period from January to March 2016 indica...
Read moreCycle to work – encourage your employees A cycle to work scheme can encourage employees to make healthier and greener journeys to work. Under the scheme, your employees could be loaned a bike and/or additional cycling safety equipment plus other accessories by your organisation. T...
Read moreHSE construction inspectors to carry out unannounced visits HSE construction inspectors will be carrying out unannounced visits to sites where refurbishment projects or repair works are underway. The initiative is being undertaken as a series of two week inspections across the cou...
Read moreLatest legislation updates - keep safe at work Below is a list of latest legislation updates to keep you safe at work. If you are new to health and safety, see our guide on Getting Started ...
Read moreWhat is the law on whistleblowing? The law on whistleblowing stipulates that, if employees believe that there is some wrong doing or malpractice happening in their workplace, they can ‘blow the whistle’ on the behaviour. If employees do 'blow the whistle', they can be potentially prote...
Read moreUncertainty of employing overseas workers A high degree of uncertainty around the issue of employing overseas workers has resulted due to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union . The recent piecemeal comments on the shape of the future policy on immigration and overseas workers’ r...
Read moreDress and appearance causes controversy Dress and appearance at work is in the news again. The Olympic Games has thrown up an unlikely controversy involving the BBC Sports presenter, Helen Skelton. Her own attire attracted a high volume of complaints from viewers even thought she was pre...
Read moreWhat is it and when should garden leave be applied? Garden Leave, is a measure that is often used by employers. It is used to keep employees, who are leaving the organisation, out of the workplace during their notice period. It can be applied to any employee, regardless of their status. ...
Read moreHSE’s cost recovery scheme 'Fees for Intervention' goes up The HSE’s cost recovery scheme, 'Fees for Intervention' designed to shift the financial burden away from the tax payer to non-safety compliant businesses has gone up. The scheme came in to force in 2012, as the then coalit...
Read moreExtension lead safety - the guidelines Extension lead safety should be considered. You’re not going to tell us that extension leads are no longer safe are you? Of course not, but… (There’s always a but with you!) …you must follow some simple guidelines when using them. Remember health an...
Read moreChris Boardman angry about Olympic cycle crash A cycle crash prompted Chris Boardman, a former Olympic gold winning cyclist and the voice behind safe cycling in the UK, to claim that the Olympic race organisers were negligent. The Dutch cyclist, who was leading the race with no other cyc...
Read moreSettlement agreements are legally binding contracts Settlement agreements (commonly known as compromise agreements prior to 2013) are legally binding contracts. They are drawn up to remove employees’ rights to bring a claim arising out of their contracts of employment to an Employment Tr...
Read moreAwards in unfair dismissal cases Where an award is made to a successful claimant in an Employment Tribunal unfair dismissal case, it will normally be made up of two distinct component parts. Firstly, there is the “basic award”, which is calculated as a sum equivalent to the notion...
Read moreAge discrimination and the law? Specific age discrimination law forms part of the Equality Act 2010, having been first introduced into the UK in 2006. This Act consolidates all of the other laws on matter...
Read moreDismissal due to ill health - following the disciplinary procedure Dismissal due to ill health - a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision has helpfully clarified the question of whether or not an employer should follow their disciplinary procedure when dismissing an employee on...
Read moreHow will this affect the employment law framework? Like many aspects of economic and social life in the UK at the present time, there is a high degree of uncertainty surrounding the medium and long term picture of our employment law framework. However, in the short term at least, the sit...
Read moreIntroducing rules on dress in the workplace The recent story involving the instruction given to a female agency worker that she should get herself a pair of high heels if she wanted to stay in her role, continues to run and run. But is this fair, what are the rules when it comes to dress...
Read moreBritish Gas Trading Ltd v Miss K Price Personal relationships that develop in the workplace have often led to difficulties for employers for a variety of reasons, not least when something unexpectedly goes wrong between the two employees involved. This was certainly the situation, in the...
Read moreControl of immigration? The current debate relating to the forthcoming EU Referendum is gathering pace day by day. The two central issues surrounding the arguments of both sides remain the control of immigration and the potential impact of the vote on the country’s economic health. <...
Read moreIts impact on industrial action Following agreement by both Houses of Parliament on the text and detail of the Bill, the Trade Union Act finally received Royal Assent on 4th May 2016 and will impact on the...
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