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Confidentiality clauses or non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are provisions in a contract which seek to prohibit the disclosure of certain information /conduct and thus can serve has a useful and legitimate tool to protect the reputations of organisations / individuals.
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It’s that time of the year again where adverse weather could severely disrupt business continuity due to non-attendance of staff.
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In this recent case there are considerations in regards to the needs of an employee with a disability. It proves that where employers do not give genuine, reasonable and adequate consideration towards the needs of disabled employees it can lead to an employee successfully claiming unfair constructiv…
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A Criminal Record checks provides the employers with a person’s criminal history. With over 20% of the working age population, having a criminal record today, employers face challenges when recruiting staff and over existing employees.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on 30th January 2020 declared that the coronavirus was a global public health emergency and in response to WHO declaration, the UK Chief Medical Officer have raised the risk to the public from low to moderate.
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Did you know up to 1 in 8 people in the UK live with a persistent form of Tinnitus, and over the next ten years this is expected to increase by a further 550,000 people*?
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If a person working in your business on a casual basis, such as a zero hours contract, they are not employees, they are classed as ‘workers.’ Workers currently have limited employment rights, for example they do not acquire unfair dismissal rights against an employer, even after 2 years’ service.
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So, I’m sure you have by now heard of the Coronavirus over in China, which has now started to spread into Europe, the USA and other places and now at the time of writing this, over 4,500 people have been infected and 106 people have sadly died.
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Many small medium sized businesses often face the situation where a client fails to pay an invoice. This can cause the business financial problems and cause the business owner a lot stress.
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Many organisations have come to realise, mainly through the Equality Act 2010 and the media, the need to increase diversity within the workplace. Diversity is about respecting every person based on the 9 protected characteristics outlined in the Equality Act 2010.
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In a previous article published on the Quest website on 25th September 2019 a case was reported that asked whether veganism was a philosophical belief. The outcome of that case has been questioned as there is now a preliminary hearing finding of an employment tribunal in the case of Casamitjana V L…
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All employers owe a duty of care towards their employees, and to non-employees such as contractors under the Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974, and various Regulations made under it. This duty of care is extended towards visitors by the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957.
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ACAS guidelines state it is important to try to resolve any workplace complaint without undue delay. The complaint could be formal or informal – in writing or verbally. The matter could be addressed swiftly through a 121 meeting – the employer could save a lot of time by avoiding a full grievance pr…
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The Government has decided that in 2020 to honour the 75th anniversary of VE Day the Bank Holiday in May will be altered from Monday 4th of May to Friday 8th of May.
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With it being January, the month of post-Christmas blues there can be an influx of sickness absences or more specifically absences without leave (AWOL). Employers may be faced with how to move forward with employees who have not come into work as they have gone on holiday without having prior author…
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A west midlands Scaffolding Company director has been handed a suspended sentence after failing to protect his employee so far as reasonably practicable by ensuring his safety at work. The company were engaged by the main roofing company undertaking the refurbishment of a factory roof.
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The general position is stated in statutory provision namely section 39 of the Patents Act 1977 which states that any invention made by an employee belongs to the employer. It has clauses to satisfy this provision; if they are made, ‘in the course of the normal duties of the employee or in the co…
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here are many sectors like hospitality, health care and retail where staff work closely with the public and other third parties, whilst performing their duties. With such close connections, staff could be subjected to verbal abuse, threatening behaviour or assaults that could also be of a sexual na…
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Now the weather has turned colder, our attention turns to the risk of show and ice and the disruption this can bring. We don’t have to think back too far to remember at the start of the year when widespread snow practically shut down several airports and rail stations.
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Ms Gilham was a district judge and during her tenure, she raised various concerns about cost-cutting reforms, excessive workloads and alleged poor working conditions, which she alleged amounted to “protected disclosures” under the whistleblowing provisions.
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