Tea Break – Redundancy Processes
Tea Break Time: our latest is a bite-sized reminder of the essentials in a restructure/redundancy exercise.
Accusations of Gross Misconduct and Suspension
Where employees are accused of gross misconduct, suspending them on full pay pending a disciplinary investigation is often a knee-jerk reaction. However, as the case of Upton-Hansen Architects Ltd v Gyftaki, reminds us, such a step is not always justified.
Open Plan Offices? Not for me, thanks
Open-plan offices are a cost-effective and logical choice for most businesses, but for employees with autism or other types of neurodivergence, they can be unsuitable. Find out how one employee ended up being awarded over £50,000 at an employment tribunal, thanks to one firm's open-plan environment.
Requests for flexible working – follow the process
Employees have a legal right to request flexible working arrangements, and it's your responsibility to follow a full process when considering requests. Find out what the process is, and how it went badly wrong for one employer who missed some key steps.
Tea Break – Employment Law and Adoption
In this episode Joanne Sefton talks us through the HR & employment law aspects of adoption, a subject close to her heart.
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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Collective Bargaining
Is a one-off pay offer an inducement to leave collective bargaining?
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.