Congratulations to the English Women’s Football Team – Champions of Europe!
Uncategorised Aug 01, 2022
Four day working week trial begins Trialling of a four day working week is being led by campaign group “4 Day Week Global” https://www.4dayweek.com. They claim that the move during[…]
There is a widely held myth that there is a certain threshold at which it becomes too hot to work. There is no such threshold, instead the Health and Safety Executive[…]
Asking job applicants and employees about their health: how to stay on the right side of the law
Uncategorised Jul 11, 2022
Asking job applicants and employees about their health: how to stay on the right side of the law When recruiting and managing employees, employers want to know that their employees[…]
Enforcing Restrictive Covenants The recent decision in Planon Ltd v Gilligan [2022] has highlighted the problems of enforcing restrictive covenants – an important strategy employers use to prevent a leaving[…]
Last month’s statement by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission that “long Covid ” should not be treated as a disability, gave rise to a media storm and panic for many[…]
I suspect many of you have been there. You have an employee who you suspect is abusing the company sick pay scheme. You believe they are not really sick or[…]
The Equal Pay Gap affecting the LGBTQ+ community The BBC recently reported in its Worklife feature that a decade after graduation employees from the LGBTQ+ community in the US earn[…]
Working from home/hybrid working: Wellbeing and Mental Health of Employees
Uncategorised Jun 08, 2022
While some people continue to enjoy working from home, this is not the case for everyone and negative impacts continue to take a toll on some employees as the shift[…]
The subject of pay is always a hot topic and requires sensitive handling. Employees feel they need more, due to the rising costs of living, or believe they deserve more[…]