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Tattoos and Work
Many employees still face difficulties in the workplace when it comes to workplace tattoos. So, do visible tattoos pose a problem in the workplace?…
January 20, 2023
Many employees still face difficulties in the workplace when it comes to workplace tattoos. So, do visible tattoos pose a problem in the workplace?…
These employment tribunal cases are not reported for their legal significance but because because they make that tricky HR issue you have been dealing with …
What to expect in employment law in 2023. Annual increases in National Minimum Wage and Statutory Payments, New Legislation in the pipeline..
Racial profiling and unconcious bias came under the spotlight recently highlighting how a line of questioning could amount to indirect discrimination.
As the festive season approaches many businesses are facing hard decisions as to whether redundancies are needed to survive the bleak economic outlook of 2023.
On 5 December 2022, the government announced that the right to request flexible working will be extended to all employees, from day one of employment…
From 1 April 2023 the new rates of pay will be: 23 and over – £10.42 per hour (92p increase), 21-22 – £10.18 per hour (£1 increase), 18-20 – £7.49 per hour (66p increase), 16-17 – £5.28 per hour (47p increase), Apprentice rate – £5.28 per hour (47p increase)
What happens when a confidentiality clause in a settlement agreement is breached? A settlement agreement will nearly always contain a clause that requires the parties to keep the existence of and terms of the settlement confidential.
When times are hard or we are busy it can be easy to let the fundamentals of fairness and equality slip and to think that we do not have the time or resources to dedicate to it. I would however argue that when times are hard, like a recession, it is even more important to uphold those values…
Can you compromise future claims under a settlement agreement? This was the question that the Employment Appeal Tribunal was asked to decide in the case of Bathgate v Technip & Others where Mr Bathgate sought to pursue a claim of age discrimination against his former employer…