by Rachel Goodman | Jul 22, 2014 | General News
How fat is fat enough?! Overweight enough to be protected against discrimination that is? Last week The Advocate General gave his view that it is unlawful to discriminate against someone on the grounds of obesity. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) now has to decide...
by Rachel Goodman | Jul 16, 2014 | General News
We’ve written a lot recently about the recent European rulings that affect how holiday pay is now to be calculated – none of which have been good news for the employer. The CBI (Confederation of British Industry) are now challenging the rulings calling for...
by Rachel Goodman | Jul 10, 2014 | General News
What are your views on vaping at work? It is harmless & a way to help smokers quit, does it maximise productivity by allowing staff to vape at their desks, or is it still as unacceptable as smoking in the workplace? Vaping is not covered by the anti-smoking laws...
by Rachel Goodman | Jul 9, 2014 | General News
Almost half of UK managers work an extra day a week in unpaid overtime the BBC reports today that – in addition to staying late at the office and taking the laptop home, managers use smart phone technology to access work email even at weekends and take late...
by Rachel Goodman | Jul 7, 2014 | General News
Getting the process wrong when it comes to making redundancies can be a costly mistake. In this case however, one that may cost the taxpayers money. Deloitte were appointed as administrators for Comet in 2012. According to a recent tribunal ruling, when making 7000...
by Rachel Goodman | Jun 27, 2014 | General News
Just as we predicted – after all the furore has died down the Government will not be banning zero hours contracts! The Queen’s speech in May revealed the Government’s plans to tackle ways in which businesses were abusing zero hours contracts –...
