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Flexible working models explained
From the 30th June 2014, the right to request flexible working has been extended to all employees, as opposed to only being available to those with ...
- Employment Law
Did you know? 10 top employment law tips
Lianne Payne, Head of Employment Law at Askews Legal LLP (incorporating De Marco Solicitors) shares her 10 top employment law tips: Did you ...
- Employment Law
Is bullying really just a childhood problem
I’m sure we’ve all been there, either ourselves or with our children – at the mercy of the bully. We’ve been told to ‘rise above it’, ...
- Employment Law
Key Issues You Should Consider When Providing a Reference
What are the key issues a business should consider before providing a reference for an employee or former employee? Types of reference A business is ...
- Employment Law
Holiday Entitlement and Pay – Your Questions Answered
Q: What is an employee’s minimum holiday entitlement per year? A: The Working Time Regulations (“WTR”) provide for an annual entitlement of 5.6 ...
- Employment Law
TUPE: A Short Overview for Small Businesses
What is TUPE? The immediate answer that springs to mind is ‘a nightmare’, but in fact ‘TUPE’ stands for the Transfer of Undertakings ...
- Criminal Law
- Employment Law
Have you been bitten in the workplace?
For those of you who have children, we’ve all been there. Whichever playgroup you go to, there will always be one or two children that spoil it for ...
- Employment Law
Disciplinary investigations: an employee’s choice of companion
Earlier this year, Acas amended its non-statutory guidance to make it clear that businesses can allow workers to be accompanied to a disciplinary ...
- Employment Law
Facebook and dismissal
An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case provides a useful reminder to businesses of the importance of maintaining an effective social media policy, ...
- Employment Law
Mobile workers, travel time and the Working Time Regulations
The issue of whether mobile workers’ travelling time between their home and the premises of their first and last customers counts as ‘working ...