BLOG A fair disciplinary procedure rests on several essential ingredients: inform the employee of the issue, hold a disciplinary hearing, allow them to be accompanied, let them respond
Most employers know that if they reject a job applicant because they are pregnant or are going to on maternity leave, they are committing discrimination
BLOG We expect school bullies to grow out of their bad habits when they become adults. Unfortunately, however, instances of bullying do still occur in
Blog What do you do if a witness to a workplace incident at the centre of a grievance wants to remain anonymous? Let’s imagine
When an employee is not performing to the required standards, is it capability or conduct? When we are talking about someone that can’t do something, this is
An engineering company has been fined after a worker was struck by a forklift. The court heard the employee was working as a ‘banksman’ to
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
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!
BLOG Written on 17 June 2022 Out-of-school activities are important both educationally and in terms of wider personal development. They add to the curriculum, build
