
Managing performance issues of disabled employees
Imagine this scenario. You’ve noticed that one of your long-serving employees is struggling to perform their day to day duties. There have been a few

Imagine this scenario. You’ve noticed that one of your long-serving employees is struggling to perform their day to day duties. There have been a few

A hospital in Manchester has taken the move to ban sugar from its restaurant in an attempt to address worries about workers’ obesity. Staff will

Does discriminatory treatment permit an employee to refuse work? This was the question that was explored by the Court of Appeal in the case of

How much thought have you really given to the health and wellbeing of your employees? Employers have started to realise that the key to having

All employers need HR policies and procedures. If you have five or more employees, the law says that you need to have a written Health

Facing a discrimination claim is an employer’s worst nightmare come true. Not only can it cause disputes, disrupt team dynamics, negatively affect morale and taint

Viewing or downloading pornography or sexually explicit material on work computers is almost always unacceptable. There are very few exceptions to the rule and in

Does it amount to direct discrimination if an employer refuses a job to a non-disabled applicant because they believe that their condition could become a

What employees do their in free time is normally none of your concern, but the game changes when you discover an employee has committed a

Viewing or downloading pornography or sexually explicit material on work computers is a definite no-no at work. With the current furore surrounding allegations that Damian