Review of Employment Tribunal Fees 01.03.2017 By Susannah Peck The Government review of the Employment Tribunal Fees: Is this bad news for employers? Employment Tribunal fees were introduced in... Read the article
Do you understand the employment rights of self employed workers? 28.02.2017 By Susannah Peck Self employed worker rights has been a hot topic at our business briefings this month. There has been some debate... Read the article
Can you ask applicants their age? 25.01.2017 By Susannah Peck At our Birmingham event last week we were asked: Q. Can you ask applicants their age? A. This depends on... Read the article
Recruiting the employees you want 24.01.2017 By Susannah Peck Employment laws protect job applicants as well as employees from possible discrimination and so a) in order to hire the... Read the article
Dress Code Policy and Discrimination 12.01.2017 By Susannah Peck Imposing a dress code policy is perfectly legal when it factors in an employees rights, but in some cases employers... Read the article
Are you following the correct dismissal process? 05.01.2017 By Susannah Peck This week a tribunal ruled a senior member of staff had been unfairly dismissed because his employer had failed to... Read the article
Do you effectively manage sickness absence? 23.12.2016 By Susannah Peck How best to manage sickness absence? We held three business briefings in December at Cheltenham, Cambridge and Swansea discussing the... Read the article
Why is an absence policy important and what does it need to include? 23.12.2016 By Susannah Peck A Sunday Times article has uncovered retail giant Amazon has strict absence policies in place. Four-six sick days and their... Read the article
Autumn Statement – Employee-related measures 13.12.2016 By Susannah Peck In addition to announcing increases in the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates in his autumn statement, the... Read the article
What not to do at the Christmas party 28.11.2016 By Susannah Peck It’s that time of year again – the DJ’s playing Shakin’ Stevens, the dance floor is crowded and the beer... Read the article