Can employees be disciplined or even fired for their on-line comments and behaviour? Yes, indeed they can, but employers must be aware that they need to take appropriate disciplinary steps with online behaviour too. Common examples of online misbehaviour include derogatory comments about the employer…
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12 Jan Transgender Rights: Key Points for Employers in 2022
Recent social movements, such as LGBT+, BLM and Me Too, have led to a wider awareness of the prejudices and discrimination that certain groups face. This heightened awareness of discrimination, and the laws that seek to protect against it, have resulted in individuals feeling more…
12 Jan Managing Performance Whilst Remote Working: Part Two.
As discussed in December’s Legal Update, managing a remote team can be particularly challenging. This month we focus on ways to monitor both individual and team performances against measured objectives by enhancing communication and addressing problems early. See our useful tips below. Set clear expectations…
17 Dec CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE TEAM AT BRIDGE EMPLOYMENT LAW
Another year, another example of the jaw dropping resilience, creativity, strength, positivity and kindness of our clients, partners and our team here at BRIDGE. Alongside our regular update we would like to take the opportunity wish all of you and your teams and families a…
15 Dec The Best Laid Plans
We are, of course, talking about the government’s latest plan, “Plan B”, to help slow the new variant of COVID-19 from sweeping across the UK, increasing the number of cases of this variant and subsequently, the numbers of those being hospitalised. On the 8 December…
15 Dec Should you monitor your employees when they are working from home?
As the impact of the pandemic continues and more people continue to work flexibly from home, we have seen an increase in enquiries regarding workplace monitoring and what is permitted. A recent poll of 2,400 workers by the Trade Union Prospect found that one in…
09 Dec What to do when an employee is too scared to come into work
As we have covered in a number of our Covid update blogs, one area of law which has received a new prominence in the post-Covid world has been that of employees refusing to attend work because they do not believe it to be safe, and…
09 Dec Autumn Budget: New Pay Rates
National Minimum Wage increase from 1st of April 2022:
09 Dec What is ‘rest time’ for the purposes of pay?
In a recent ECJ case (not strictly binding on the UK albeit the UK courts will consider the Judgement) a firefighter who argued that his requirement to be available to respond 24/7, unless he was on holiday, and to participate in 75% of the station’s…
09 Dec ACAS has published its new ‘Fire & Re-Hire’ guidance
In our October issue we covered this topic see: ‘Fire and re-hire’ – what does it mean and how can it help employers? Whilst we suggest you read our legal take on this first, you can also now access the new ACAS guidance here: www.acas.org.uk/changing-an-employment-contract/employer-responsibilities