Are you dismissing for the correct reason? An employer’s warning! Generally speaking, employees / workers must not be subjected to any detrimental treatment or dismissal by their employer on the grounds that they have made a protected disclosure – for example, complaints about safety breaches…
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15 Feb Menopause – don’t leave your organisation red-faced
Are you aware that 7 out of 10 women who are experiencing the menopause are in work in this country? 3 out of 5 working women between the ages of 45 and 55 who are experiencing menopause symptoms say it has a negative impact on…
15 Feb Our 12 rules of the Christmas party – An Employers Guide
There’s no partridge in a pear tree, and definitely no gold rings, but the office Christmas party may well involve office disco ladies dancing, lords of the leadership team a leaping and the potential for pipers and drummers (or at the very least, some 70s…
15 Feb Employment Tribunals: Help for Employers – So, you have a claim on your desk – what now?
One of the most stressful experiences for any employer – how can we help you? BRIDGE help employers like you to remove, strike out, negotiate and, when necessary, defend all types of employee claims to the Tribunal and court too. What should you do now?…
15 Feb What is the Right? A Summary of Flexible Working Requests….
What is the Right? A Summary of Flexible Working Requests…. On maternity leave and considering returning to work? Pregnant and planning for the future? Or a business owner on the other side? You may be wondering about rights to request flexible working. Whilst there is…
15 Feb What should I do if an employee resigns before I am able to dismiss them?
The question of whether resignation is preferable to dismissal is one that remains unanswered. Ambiguity aside, it is common for an employee who suspects they are about to be fired to swiftly make their resignation, believing this to be an effective method of salvaging their…
15 Feb How can your fairly dismiss an employee that is frequently off sick?
Handling employee sickness absence is an inevitable part of being an employer, but when these absences become overly frequent, they can have a negative impact on other employees, as well as the performance of your business. Your frustration may be further exacerbated if you suspect…
15 Feb Women not entitled to pension age change compensation, high court rules
Although this case concerns the State Pension age, and is thus separate from the laws applying to employers, it is a good reminder to employers that they must take care to ensure they are not infringing the protection given to all employees, workers, agency contractors…
15 Feb The Supreme Court – what was decided?
The papers across the country are divided in opinion about the meaning of the Supreme Court decision and it’s meaning for our current Prime Minister. Is it the “Death of democracy” or is it a triumph for our democratic process? Has an abuse of power…
15 Feb Are your self employed staff really self employed?
Locum GP deemed a ‘worker’ – update for all Practice Managers The Employment Appeal Tribunal recently ruled that a GP operating under their own limited company was a ‘worker’ – despite the locum being paid for several years as a contractor through her limited company,…