employment law

Employers should beware of sexual harassment in the workplace

December 2, 2012

This recent report in the Daily Mail serves to reinforce to employers the dangers of failing to deal (and equally failing to deal improperly) with allegations of sexual harassment (and discrimination in general) in the workplace. This article will take a look at sexual harassment in the workplace and how employers should deal with this […]

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What are your legal rights as an employee?

December 1, 2012

Guest post regarding your legal rights as an employee. When you enter into any kind of contract you are agreeing to take certain actions and behave in a certain way in order for a particular outcome to be achieved. An employment contract between a worker and an employer is no different and contains specific things […]

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Can directors make an unfair dismissal claim?

November 15, 2012

Following on from Chris Hadrill’s post on the duties of directors at Direct 2 Lawyers we thought that it would be interesting to consider whether directors are employees or not for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act 1996 – effectively whether they’re entitled to bring a claim for unfair dismissal against their employer, the […]

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How to avoid an unfair dismissal claim

November 2, 2012

If your company has employees (and presumably it does) then at some point it’s inevitable that a circumstance will arise which will involve the disciplining and potential dismissal of one of your employees. This can be a stressful situation both for the employer and the employee – the employer is losing valuable human capital and […]

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What should you do if one of your employees fails a drugs test?

October 11, 2012

If one of your employees fails a drug test at work then this is normally cause for concern. Depending on the seriousness of the situation, the employee’s past history at work, and the effect that the failure has on their ability to do their job it may result in you having to dismiss the employee. […]

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Why good management of health and safety at work is a priority

October 2, 2012

The management of health and safety at work should be an absolute priority for an employer. Employers have a moral as well as a legal duty to care for the health and safety of their employees and should therefore take adequate and reasonable steps to protect the well-being of their employees. What good health and […]

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When and how to suspend an employee

September 30, 2012

If one of your employees is under-performing at work or has been accused of misconduct then you may want to suspend them to prevent any further problems and address the situation. However, the case of Crawford v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust last year highlighted that employers may face litigation if they act unreasonably when […]

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Why your business should have a disciplinary policy

September 14, 2012

Businesses expect a certain level of conduct and performance in return for paying their employees for their work. If the employee falls to reasonably live up to the standards set by their employer then they may find that they are disciplined for failing to do so. There are two ways that an employee can be […]

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How to handle voluntary redundancies

September 12, 2012

If your business is considering making redundancies then it is good practice to consider  seeing whether it’s possible to make voluntary redundancies as well as having to implement the compulsory redundancies that will be necessary. Voluntary redundancies are a good way of ensuring that the least damage is done to morale in the workplace by […]

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Why should your business use a social media policy

September 7, 2012

The growth of the internet has presented opportunities to business but it has also posed challenges. It has opened up new ways to market and deliver a product or a service to clients and has revolutionised the amount of information available to businesses. A great deal of marketing and information sharing is currently done through […]

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