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  • Harassment
  • Holiday Pay
  • Mental health and work
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  • Reasonable Adjustments
  • Recruitment
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  • Sexual Harassment
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Best practice for employers

What happens when an employee has an overpayment of wages?

What options are available to an employer where an employee has been overpaid? An employee can be overpaid for a number of reasons whether it ...
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What is Marriage Discrimination?

Marriage and civil partnership discrimination: when does it apply? Marriage and civil partnership discrimination arise when someone is treated less favourably..
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Policies & Procedures
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Adjustments at work for an employee with health concerns

Long-term sickness… Staff sickness: it happens to everyone, in any job, and is unfortunate for both the employee and the employer. Hopefully, the staff member ...
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Can an employee bring a claim of discrimination based on someone else’s protected characteristic?

Can an employee bring a claim of discrimination based on someone else’s protected characteristic? Here we address some of the key points about this growing ...
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Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023

The previous conservative government brought into force the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 which received Royal Assent
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Confidentiality
Confidentiality

Why you should not email yourself work documents or information

An issue that comes up time and again is where employees send emails from their work email to their personal email with work information...
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Verbal Warnings

Verbal warnings are a popular option for managers in addressing minor conduct or performance issues and it’s easy to see why..
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Managing Sickness Absence

Sickness absence can cause many problems.  If your business is experiencing a high level of staff sickness, it may be worth checking your policies and ...
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Raising a Grievance at work

What do I do if I have an issue at work? Situations often arise in the workplace where an employee feels they need to raise ...
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The Right to be Accompanied to a Formal Meeting

When do you have the right to be accompanied at a formal meeting? It can be extremely stressful if you are invited to a disciplinary ...
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Can you dismiss an employee involved in riots?

Can you dismiss an employee involved in riots? We have all seen the news stories, videos and photos of rioters around the country causing damage ...
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Bullying and Harassment at Work

Bullying and harassment continue to be a significant issue in the workplace and cases are on the rise with ACAS Conciliation Service receiving around 200,000...
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