by Natalie | Jul 11, 2024 | Legislation change, Sexual Harassment
Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch the video which discusses the extension to our sexual harassment legislation that is coming into force in the autumn and some of the issues employers need to...
by Natalie | Jul 11, 2024 | what happens if an employee is arrested?
Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch the video where Anna discusses the issues that can arise and may need to be considered when an employee is accused of a criminal offence. Refreshing Law Ltd...
by Natalie | Jun 20, 2024 | pool of one
In any redundancy situation, the employer is going to have to decide what selection process they follow. One of the key questions in such a process is whether a group of employees need to be pooled for selection with some kind of assessment taking place as to who...
by Natalie | Jun 13, 2024 | job description, Performance Management
Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch the video where Anna discusses a recent case which caught Anna’s eye and involved a large amount of money being awarded. It seems to be a classic case of...
by Natalie | May 21, 2024 | Disability, reasonable adjustments
I have had a handful of recent cases where Occupational Health have advised employers in relation to employees with anxiety problems that the employee’s duties exacerbate their condition. In all of these cases a recommendation has been reducing telephone duties so...
by Natalie | Apr 18, 2024 | autism, Buckland Review, employment
At the moment only 3 in 10 autistic people of working age are in employment. Robert Buckland, a Conservative MP and Lord Chancellor has conducted a review to report to Government on the issue. What can we learn from it? Estimates are that 1 in 70 people are autistic...
by Natalie | Mar 21, 2024 | Disability, reasonable adjustments
If as a result of somebody’s disability they become unable to do the current role that they are employed in and the employer is looking to exit the employee from that position, they are obligated to look at alternative employment. This is the case in unfair dismissal...
by Natalie | Feb 28, 2024 | freedom of speech
You may have seen that David Miller has been successful in establishing that his anti-Zionist beliefs qualify as a philosophical belief and are therefore protected under Section 10 of the Equality Act 2010. This is the latest in a series of cases, such as the Maya...
by Natalie | Feb 22, 2024 | AI, artificial intelligence, EU Regulation
Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch the video where Anna discusses a new EU Regulation dealing with artificial intelligence, which may impact you if you work as part of a group of companies...
by Natalie | Feb 7, 2024 | client feedback
“ When I called Refreshing Law, it was a direct line to Anna, she supported and advised me each step of the way. She made sure my case was giving me the best compensation possible and the outcome was positively life changing. Comms were quick and the occasional call...