Each year, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place and this year it falls between May 13th and 19th 2019. The week aims to increase awareness of mental health challenges and spark action to promote the message of good mental health for all. With 2019 TUC research revealing that Brits work the longest hours in theRead more about Mental Health Awareness Week | HR hit hard by mental health absences[…]

To some this will seem just another of those irritating little deductions that come through on salary slips, but in reality the amount you contribute will have a huge impact on your future From Saturday, the start of the new financial year, the 10 million or so Britons who are included under the pensions auto-enrolmentRead more about Why the increase to workplace pension contributions is a much bigger deal than you think[…]

An employee facing disciplinary action may be legitimately suspended from work, but there are circumstances where any such suspension may be a breach of contract. A Court of Appeal judgment has provided greater clarity over when it is appropriate to suspend employees who are subject to disciplinary action without risking breaching implied terms of employment.Read more about Suspending an employee: Avoiding a knee-jerk reaction[…]

Decision could have implications for other public sector workers, say experts, as fire authority is ordered to backdate contributions Firefighters are entitled to increased pensions if they earn additional pay for working overtime or taking on extra duties, according to a High Court ruling which could have far-reaching implications for other public sector workers. OnRead more about Firefighters’ overtime payments are pensionable, High Court rules[…]

A Police Officer has been dismissed from her post, following a string of inappropriate behaviour including breaking wind in her police station and using the C-word repeatedly. Detective Constable Claire Fitzpatrick admitted to passing wind outside the Sergeant’s office after she was summoned to a disciplinary hearing where she revealed: “It wasn’t deliberate,” The SunRead more about Employee sacked for ‘breaking wind’ at work[…]

We’ve all been guilty of using some spare time in our working day to browse online for that all-important outfit for the weekend or to order a birthday present for a loved one, but have we ever stopped to think that this could be a sacking offence? A single mother who worked at Finlayson’s lawRead more about Employee fired for online shopping wins huge payout[…]

Private sector organisations who engage the service of individuals off-payroll are likely to already be aware of the private sector off-payroll working rules, commonly known as the IR35 regime. The IR35 regime applies where an individual provides their services (directly or indirectly) through a personal service company (a “PSC”) to another person or entity (anRead more about HMRC ‘S PROPOSALS TO REFORM OFF-PAYROLL WORKING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR BUSINESSES[…]

How should quoted companies comply with the new requirement in the UK Corporate Governance Code to engage with their workforce? Broadly, under the UK Corporate Governance Code, quoted companies are expected to perform two specific duties: Ensure the views and concerns of the workforce are taken into account by the directors, particularly when they areRead more about Workforce engagement: what businesses need to do[…]

A hospital security officer was unfairly dismissed after lodging a grievance with his employer, which went on to fire him ‘in bad faith’, a tribunal has ruled. Leeds employment tribunal ruled Mr M Brough’s dismissal was “outside the range of reasonable responses” after his employer failed to properly investigate issues he raised as a workplaceRead more about Security guard was unfairly dismissed after submitting collective grievance letter[…]

Three hotel employees were entitled to a statement of their employment conditions within their first month of work, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled, in a finding legal experts said was “revolutionary” for sectors with a high turnover of staff.  The ruling, if upheld, could alter the existing understanding of how soon employees should receiveRead more about Hotel staff were entitled to statement of rights after first month of work, tribunal rules[…]