Can one inappropriate comment said in the heat of the moment constitute discrimination? As a recent decision by an Employment Tribunal shows, yes it can!
One of the most important skills managers need to have is to defuse workplace tensions and conflicts between team members. It could be that the
You have probably heard that fees to access Employment Tribunals were abolished by the Supreme Court earlier this year. But what does it actually mean
Education secretary, Justine Greening, has announced plans to encourage teachers to work flexibly. The plans announced include: A pilot programme to explore how schools are
The value of HR support is often undervalued. HR may not be a function that produces money for your business, but without it, you can
There may be a time when you wish to provide a quick end to a dispute or want a clean break when terminating an employee’s
In many cases, settlement agreements appear to offer a win-win situation to both employers and employees. However, even though an employee is obliged to get
Most people’s first port of call when we want to know something is generally Google. For many things it is a fountain of knowledge. When
Regardless of the size of your organisation, it is essential to have robust and well-drafted HR policies and procedures in place. This is particularly the
It’s not just celebrities who are going under the knife. According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, 51,000 Britons chose to have cosmetic
