According to a recent survey of employees, 1 in 4 admitted stealing from their employer, some of whom said they…
Awarding costs against the losing party
Employment Tribunal takes a stricter approach towards parties who incur unnecessary costs. Where a party has acted unreasonably in pursuing a claim…
Sickness Absence: are you discriminating?
Mrs Whitley had worked for the HMRC since 1978 – she suffered from a disability (severe asthma) which her employer…
Preventing an ex-employee from accessing your IT system…
A travel company hired an employee but terminated his employment after just 2 months. When the employee left, the travel…
There’s two sides to every story…
An employee commits a breach of office procedure that would ordinarily amount to an offence of gross misconduct and dismissal…
Settlement Agreements and Compromise Agreements.
Is there any difference? Compromise Agreements recently became known as Settlement Agreements. Although the name of the Agreements has…
Zero Hour Contracts
Under a zero hours contract, an employee agrees to be available to work for an employer as and when required….
Employment Issue: Unfair Dismissal and Age Discrimination
How Does An Employer Manage Poor Performance In An Older Employee? … The answer is not by telling the employee…
When To Classify Employee Annual Leave As Sick Leave
An employee, who is just about to go on a 2 week pre-booked holiday, hands in a sick note to…
Unsigned Employment Contracts: Are Terms Enforceable?
An employee is bound by the terms of their signed contract of employment even if they have failed to read…
Social Media and Your Employees
An employee who posts inappropriate comments on social networking sites about their employer and/or its customers is liable to be disciplined,…
Employment: Disciplinary Investigations
Where an employee is facing a very serious allegation of misconduct, the employer’s investigation into the allegation needs to be…