by Anna Denton | Aug 8, 2019 | contract of employment
You may have reserved in your contracts an amount of employers’ ‘discretion’ when it comes to eg. deciding what somebody’s bonus should be or if sick pay applies, or whether somebody is a good leaver with regards to share options. You have no doubt wanted to give...
by Anna Denton | Aug 7, 2019 | Dismissal, Industrial Action
The Global Climate Strike has called for employees to support their younger peers who have already been protesting, by leaving their workplaces on 20th September, a demonstration that has been endorsed by a number of prominent figures. If staff...
by Anna Denton | Aug 1, 2019 | Disclosing health condition, Disclosing health conditions, Dislos, Health conditions, Mental health
Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch Anna discussing what we can tell colleagues when somebody is absent from work through ill...
by Anna Denton | Jul 25, 2019 | Disability discrimination, Employment Tribunal, Equality Act, Mental health
It is not uncommon for an employer to have an employee presenting with physical ailments when really underlying the position is a mental health condition. An employer can worry about the extent to which they are going to be found liable for disability...
by Anna Denton | Jul 19, 2019 | Disciplinary procedure, Employment Tribunal, HR
Anyone who has worked in HR for long enough will have come across a situation where an employee has, without telling their employer, recorded a conversation with a line manager or even recorded a more formal meeting like a disciplinary hearing. Some...