Knowledge November 2019 – Week 4

So we’ve had a lot to digest so far in Knowledge November, especially weeks 2 and 3 telling us about what the HSE expects us to be doing. I also gave you some ideas, on a one to one level with employees, to discuss the stress that they might be experiencing.  ...

Knowledge November 2019 – Week 3

Last week we looked at the legal risks associated with stress in the workplace and started to consider the HSE Stress Management Standards – this week we’ll explain in more detail what the HSE recommends as regards an across the organisation risk assessment and I’ll...

Knowledge November 2019 – Week 2

Last week we focussed on what stress is and the damaging effects it may be having in the workplace. This week we are going to discuss what the employer’s responsibilities are. We already talked about the need for employer’s to accept that stress in the workplace...

Knowledge November 2019 – Week 1

Knowledge November is the month in the year where we focus in more depth on a topic.  This year we are considering stress and the workplace and issues such as:   What is stress? What the employer’s duties are. What the legislation and case law tells us. Things the...

VIDEO: Permission to be in the UK

Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to be redirected and watch Anna discussing a recent immigration case and highlighting the need to check employee’s status to work in the...

It pays to be honest

The recent case of Rawlinson v Brightside Group Limited 2017 illustrates that sometimes trying to do an employee a favour and hide the fact that the real reason for dismissing them is their performance can come back to bite you.  In this case, the employee was not...