by David Scott | Jun 16, 2022 | Employment law, Health and Safety, Mental Health
Frequently employers find themselves in a position where an employee is suffering due to mental health issues at work. For some employees, their mental health may impact performance at work, it could lead to short term absences, while for others their mental health...
by Claire Malley | Jan 26, 2022 | Coronavirus, Discrimination, Employment law, Employment Tribunals, Guides, HR, Legislation Advice
We review the recent case of a worker who lost her discrimination claim after stopping going to work over Covid concerns. She had claimed that her fear of contracting the virus was a ‘protected belief’ under the Equality Act after an employer withheld the worker’s...
by Claire Malley | Nov 25, 2021 | Dismissal, Employment law, Employment Law Legislation, Employment Tribunals, Guides, HR, Legislation Advice, Unfair Dismissal
Fire and rehire has been a hot topic this year and the latest instalment was the publication on November 11th of ACAS guidance on achieving contractual changes without employees being dismissed and rehired. What is Fire and Rehire? Fire and rehire is the term used to...
by Claire Malley | Oct 22, 2021 | Discrimination, Employment law, Employment Tribunals, Flexible Working, Guides, HR, Legislation Advice, Mental Health
Research carried out by the Fawcett Society, a charity that campaigns for gender equality and woman’s rights, has highlighted the challenges faced by women going through the menopause. The research was focused on the UK’s financial services industry. Menopause...
by Claire Malley | Oct 13, 2021 | Flexible Working, Guides, HR, Legislation Advice
Hybrid working sees one of the UK’s biggest wealth managers end a plan to move into a new City of London head office. In 2019 Brewin Dolphin announced it planned to leave its current London premises next to Smithfield Market for a site on Cannon Street close to St...
