Category: Employment Law
- Employment Law
Providing Employee References
Two questions asked by employers alike are: Do I have to provide an ex-employee with a reference? If I provide a reference, what can I say in it? ...
- Employment Law
School’s out but its business as usual?!
Whilst children are eagerly awaiting the end of the school year and the fun that the summer holidays hold for them, it is often a difficult time for ...
- Employment Law
Off to pastures new?
Theresa May has resigned as Prime Minister and the leader of the Conservative Party with effect from the 7th June 2019. Following such a high-profile ...
- Employment Law
The ‘Naked’ Truth of Redundancies
Two weeks ago, we saw the demise of a further restaurant chain. Jamie Oliver, known for being the Naked Chef, said he was devasted that 22 of his 25 ...
- Employment Law
Workplace Monitoring: How Far Can You Go?
Workplace monitoring to detect or investigate misconduct is not a new concept. Many employers will at some point have engaged in a review of email ...
- Employment Law
Dress code and appearance in the workplace – Solicitors in Coventry
Dress codes are often used in the workplace for a variety of reasons, for example, to portray a corporate image or for health and safety reasons. In ...
- Employment Law
Self-Employed, Worker or Employee? – Solicitors in Coventry
The Supreme Court, the UK’s highest court, has unanimously ruled that a plumber classed as self-employed was in fact a worker and should therefore ...
- Employment Law
Employment Law, Legal Privilege exposed – Employment Solicitors in Coventry
Privilege entitles a party to withhold evidence from production to a third party or the court. Such evidence may be either written or oral. ...
- Employment Law
Liquid lunches: should employers adopt a zero tolerance approach?
Over time, lunchtime drinking has become widely socially acceptable and tolerated by most organisations. However, alcohol misuse can impact on ...
- Employment Law
Religious Holiday Requests
If managing holiday requests wasn’t already a headache, employers are now increasingly challenged with the task of approving employees’ holiday ...