As the protracted legal battle between Mencap and UNISON continues, the Supreme Court has now granted carers the right to appeal its earlier decision regarding
One mistake in most jobs may not have major repercussions. But one mistake behind the wheel can cause a professional driver to become disqualified from
Few things can be more exasperating for employers than dealing with persistently poor performance. It can seem like an uphill battle to get some employees
An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case has considered whether an employer should have postponed a disciplinary hearing. This was to allow the employee to bring
We all want our employees to enjoy their time off work, but what happens if an employee takes that one step too far and does
Blog When an employee commits an act of gross misconduct, employers will often not know what their next step should be. Can you do an
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
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
Often, people can find themselves in all sorts of legal trouble for not thinking twice about what they write in emails. There’s a widespread assumption
