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...
by Anna Denton | Jun 27, 2019 | Data Protection, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Workplace
There may be lots of good reasons why you need to access someone else’s in box. They may have left your organisation and you may be monitoring their emails in order to deal with correspondence sent in the ordinary course of what your organisation does, they may...
by Anna Denton | Jun 27, 2019 | Criminal Finances Act 2017, Tax
Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch Anna discussing IR35 and understanding the changes that are due to occur on 6th April 2020 in relation to taxation of contractors or...
by Anna Denton | Jun 17, 2019 | Recording of working hours, Working Time
The Working Time Regulations 1998, regulation 9 requires employers to keep ‘adequate records’, so they know if the weekly working time limit (normally 48-hrs) and the night work limits are being complied with. This does not go as far as covering recording daily or...