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Violence against retail staff | Employersโ€™ duties during COVID-19

2nd June 2021 No Comments

BLOG Written on 2 June 2021 All businesses have been impacted by COVID-19 in some way or another. However, for retailers, COVID-19 has presented another

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Furlough v redundancy | Can employers make job cuts while funding is available?

7th May 2020 No Comments

COVID-19 advice The information in this blog is correct as at 7 May 2020. For the most up-to-date Employment Law and Health & Safety advice to

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โ€˜Some other substantial reasonโ€™ | Can employers dismiss over criminal activity?

27th February 2020 No Comments

Blog Even those with an unblemished record may at some stage commit illegal acts. If this is true of somebody you employ, and the offence

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What women want | Employee told to โ€œact gayโ€ to sell handbags brings harassment claim

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When you run a business, itโ€™s quite natural to want those on your front line to be able to connect with your customers. From only

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Abused, threatened and assaulted | How employers can protect retail staff from violence

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A new survey has found that retail workers are, on average, abused, threatened or assaulted 21 times a year. Jackie McKenzie, a petrol station worker,

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The scope of an investigation report | Should investigators refrain from making evaluative conclusions?

13th November 2019 No Comments

BLOG When dealing with potential misconduct, disciplinary officers will rely on the contents of the investigation report in order to determine whether an employeeโ€™s conduct

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Third-party harassment | Tribunal rules cases must relate to a protected characteristic

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BLOG Under the Equality Act (EqA) 2010, employers may be held vicariously liable for acts of harassment committed by one employee against another โ€“ but

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