Employment
18 October 2018

Office romances: should entrepreneurs care what happens?

Whether you’re tempted to have a romantic liaison with a new attractive employee or catch your staff sneaking around, you must know how to avoid affairs wrecking your business.Despite the ubiquity of dating apps like Tinder and Bumble, nothing is more thrilling than an office romance.

Employment
14 September 2018

Updates to the ACAS guidance for job references

Almost every job application in the modern world will ask for a reference to accompany an application. It is an important tool to establish whether a candidate is suitable for the role they are applying for.

Employment
07 September 2018

Constructive Dismissal: Breach of contract

In a recent High Court decision, the Court reaffirmed some important considerations when dealing with alleged breach of contract by an employer.

Employment
19 June 2018

Will HR be Human or Hybrid?

As huge numbers of employees face displacement by technology over the coming decade, nearly half all jobs in manufacturing according to some, what is the HR agenda to mitigate the human cost of this technological revolution?

Employment
16 March 2018

Head teacher’s failure to disclose relationship was gross misconduct

The Court, found that a head teacher's failure to disclose her relationship with a convicted man of having indecent images of children justified her dismissal.

Employment
08 February 2018

A snapshot of theSex DiscriminationReview

The Fawcett Society recently published its analysis of the efficacy of sex discrimination law in the UK (“the Report”). Whilst acknowledging the efforts made in this area to date, the Report goes on to identify a number of areas in which significant reform is still required. We identify the points likely to be of most interest to employers below.

Employment
26 January 2018

Monica Atwal comments in Metro on ‘What should you do if you’re sexually harassed at work?’

The last 12 months have seen a monumental cultural change, particularly for women. With the #MeToo movement, people are able to call out sexual abuse and harassment in ways that wouldn’t previously have been possible.

Employment
03 January 2018

What happens if I fail jobs drug test?

It’s the morning after the night before, and you’ve done something that really wasn’t a good idea. And it just so happens that today is the one day in your career that your boss has decided to randomly drug test some of the workers.

Employment
07 December 2017

Monica Atwal comments on the harassment backlash against women in the workplace

Facebook's CEO Sheryl Sandberg took to Facebook to speak out about harassment in the workplace towards women.

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