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 | Dec 2, 2021 | Care, Employment law, Employment Law Legislation, Guides, HR, Legislation Advice
In 2020, the Government consulted on the introduction of new Carer’s Leave into workplaces to support employees with caring responsibilities. It seems likely that this will be passed into law but the timeframes are not yet clear. The current Government stance is that...
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 | Aug 18, 2021 | Employment law, Employment Law Legislation, Employment Tribunals, Guides, HR, Legislation Advice, Tribunal
A question that frequently arises when a person can no longer do their job for health reasons and moves to a “lesser” role, is whether their pay should continue as it was or drop to the rate for the new job. When there is disability in the picture, which is usually...
by Claire Malley | May 21, 2021 | Coronavirus, Dismissal, Employment law, Employment Tribunals, Guides, Health and Safety, HR, Legislation Advice, Tribunal, Unfair Dismissal
A recent case sheds some light on actions an employer could take, where an employee claims health and safety risks and is refusing to work. The first important point to mention is that the employee could only claim automatic unfair dismissal if he did not have the...
