by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 20, 2022 | News
Hot off the press! The UK Supreme Court has clarified the law relating to holiday pay for casual workers who work for varying hours during only certain weeks of the year but have a continuing contract throughout that year. Historically, many employers have chosen to...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 20, 2022 | News
Can an employer engaged in collective bargaining, having had its ‘final’ offer rejected, simply treat collective bargaining as over, and so avoid the provisions of s145B Trade Union Labour Relations Consolidation Act – which prohibits offers to forego collective...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 11, 2022 | News
What should an employer do when an employee sets up in competition and in breach of their restrictive covenants? The answer will largely depend upon whether the employer is prepared to embark on litigation or not. It’s certainly possible to get an injunction...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jun 29, 2022 | News
Why do most employees leave their jobs? Most employers believe it’s because of the lure of better salaries and/or advancement elsewhere. But the premise of this article is that rather than being pulled away by positive factors in a different job, most employees...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jun 23, 2022 | News
Serious breaches of confidentiality can potentially constitute gross misconduct so, in some circumstances, a summary dismissal is justifiable Any dismissal must, however, still be fair, just and reasonable Dismissal for a breach of confidentiality is not for a...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jun 13, 2022 | News
Menopause policy & guidelines One crucial way for your organisation to support employees who have reached the menopause is to devise and promote a set of internal guidelines. This might include the following: options for flexible working, e.g. working from home,...
