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Failing to do the bare minimum on wages
It’s been revealed some employers are still short changing staff by not paying the minimum wage and the list of shame of those doing so includes some well-known names.
The National Minimum W...
Redundancy fears at the end of the furlough scheme
Redundancy can be both a fair and unfair reason for dismissal, which is worth bearing in mind with thousands of job losses predicted when the furlough scheme ends.
Essential financial suppor...
Some-ping needed fixing to mend Test and Trace chaos
Many employees may have pondered the line from the Clash song ‘should I stay or should I go’ when at home and considering attending work aft...
Warning! Be prepared for workplace disruption with lifting of lockdown restrictions
Flexibility around working arrangements is now more important than ever before in the ever-changeable work climate.
Increasing numbers of employees being ordered&nbs...
The need for caution and less haste when dealing with employee misconduct
There can be outrageous acts of gross misconduct for which you believe an employee deserves to be sacked on the spot, but doing so is never a good idea.
There have been a number of repo...
Should I smile if caught on camera at work?
Revealing CCTV footage played a central role in the resignation of Matt Hancock, so it is worth focusing and taking a much closer look at the use of surveillance cameras in...
What can an employer do about an office romance?
Matt Hancock’s widely publicised breach of social-distancing guidelines put paid to his tenure as health secretary and highlighted the peril of workplace romances.
He handed ...
The lockdown extension and important news for employers
The announcement of a four-week extension before lockdown restrictions will finally be lifted in England was surrounded by crucial news for employers.
Whether an emp...
Urgent check-up needed to ensure sickness policy is fit for purpose
A tribunal decision that it was ok for an employee to go to the pub while signed off work sick may be considered funny by many, but it is no laughing matter for employers.
A 66-year-old driver won...
Equal Pay
The idea that all genders should be paid equally for doing exactly the same job is perfectly reasonable.
In fact there is a legal requirement for employers to ensure that it does in fact hap...
UK employment one year after the death of George Floyd
The brutal murder of George Floyd highlighted racism in all aspects of society including work – but one year on has anything really changed?
The shocking mobile phone footage...
Avoid paying the price for unfair pandemic wage cuts
The last 14 months have been financially challenging for employers of all sizes, but it should not be used as a convenient excuse to enforce pay cuts.
The coronaviru...
