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It’s June and the month of warm (some of them too warm!), long, sunny days or, failing that, at least there’s been the Election and the wacky hats of Royal Ascot for a bit of light entertainment! However, we’ll try... Read more
It’s May, named after Maia, the Greek goddess linked to spring and growth. We think it fitting therefore that this month we were all, including employers, asked to open up our minds during Mental Health Awareness week (from 8 to... Read more
In the first part of our trade union law series , we looked at the recent changes in TU law and how they could affect your business. This time we’re looking at the tricky business of maintaining a healthy and mutually beneficial relationship with your TU. At Menzies... Read more
Manifesto promises and climb-downs? There is something about the trade union movement that has always engendered strong feelings in this country (both for and against) and you don’t need to read the papers often to see how much interest there... Read more
As you can tell, I do love a list. Step by step guide to planning your difficult conversations First, you need to know what you are dealing with. Why do you want to speak with this employee? Is it because,... Read more
In my recent blog How to protect your difficult conversations with employees Part 1, I looked at the ‘without prejudice’ rule and the newer statutory ‘pre-termination negotiations’ rule, their similarities and their key differences. In this part 2 of my... Read more
Invariably, where you have a senior employee who you need to exit, sitting down and talking to them about the benefits of agreeing to leave under an exit deal is the best way to go about it. Nowadays the law... Read more
The duty on an employer to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled employee is a familiar one to HR advisors. But it is an area of discrimination law where the boundaries get stretched further and further, year after year. In... Read more
Rather like Brexit (a word you never thought you would use so often), the gig economy will be one of those phrases you will start to hear over and over again. It comes from the US (natch!) and describes the... Read more
Since 2014 it has been possible to select one of 71 (yes, 71) gender options when setting up your Facebook page (including ‘gender neutral’, ‘non-binary’, and ‘pan-gender’). Last week it was announced that at least 80 state schools across the UK,... Read more
Maternity rights can be a tricky enough area for employers to navigate at the best of times and a lack of relevant case law in this area doesn’t help. Now a very odd EAT decision has lobbed a grenade into... Read more
Restrictive covenants have near mythical status in employment law circles. Lots of employment contracts contain them, but they are so often poorly worded as to be near useless when it comes to an employer enforcing them against an ex-employee or... Read more
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