Everything changes. Even the law. It’s extremely important to remain compliant with the law. All organisations should frequently review their Employee Handbook. This is to
Employers who fail to pay the minimum wage are ‘named and shamed’. Nobody wants to be publicly shown up for not complying with the law,
Accommodating flexible working requests can be challenging, but more so, for employers in the care sector. The nature of the work can mean that workers
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that charities undergo organisational changes. This is often due to failing to get renewed funding, tighter budgets or the
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
Employers want to mitigate the risks of Employment Tribunals claims at all costs, but sometimes errors creep in when managing performance issues which leave them
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
There is a common misconception that the Equality Act bans ‘pay secrecy clauses’ in Contracts of Employment. The truth is that section 77 of the
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
No school wants to be faced with accusations of systemic failures made by management and leadership around safeguarding. Ellis Whittam supports more than 400 schools
