Trial by social media
The uses and abuses of social media has been a staple of employment tribunal cases for many years.
Spotlight – reluctant witnesses
The joys of undertaking an investigation are lost on some people and HR often faces a challenge in finding a willing and capable set of hands to be entrusted with this important exercise.
Conducting formal meetings in a virtual workplace
In this new world of remote working, one of many challenges has been how to conduct formal meetings with employees, such as disciplinary and grievance meetings, or redundancy consultations when the workforce is not on work premises.
Tea Break – Conducting Investigations
Tea Break Time: Investigations: getting them right and avoiding the risks. Practical guidance on the best approaches and why reliable evidence is so important.
Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims …
As seasoned HR practitioners are all too aware, a tricky employee relations issue is seldom resolved by leaving it alone for months on end.
Tea Break – Whistleblowing
Tea Break Time: our latest bite-sized excerpt is on Whistleblowing, a relatively recent phenomenon but one we are seeing more and more of.
Covert recordings by employees at work.
Mobile phones have led to an increase in employees recording workplace conversations. We look at how these can be used in tribunal proceedings
Can I get a witness?!
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Injury to Feelings Awards – Updated Bands
We discuss injury to feelings compensation, the award bands and how they are calculated.
Suspension – the hot take
We reflect on the issues that arise from suspension - the hot take and hot tips.