Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace The recent focus on Harvey Weinstein has thrown the largest spotlight on sexual harassment for years. Employers are always [...]
November 2017
Can you dismiss someone for lying in the interview?
Can you dismiss someone for lying in the interview? A good recruitment process is likely to reveal all of the information you need to [...]
October 2017
Sex Discrimination: A Single Remark Costs Employers Dearly
Sex Discrimination: A Single Remark Costs Employers Dearly A recent case has shown exactly how hard it can be for employers to navigate tricky [...]
June 2017
Misconduct for an Office Mug
Misconduct for an Office Mug Employers have been handed a useful message in relation to bullying and harassment claims and unfair dismissals in a [...]
Can you drug test your employees?
Can you drug test your employees? Where an employer’s operations rely on safety sensitive procedures – in the transport or energy industries, for example [...]
March 2017
Brexit and Managing Equality and Diversity in the Workplace
Brexit and Managing Equality and Diversity in the Workplace In the build up to last year’s referendum and following the UK’s decision to leave [...]
November 2016
Bringing the Employer into Disrepute
Bringing the Employer into Disrepute Employees can at times be charged with being a representative of their employer even when they are not at [...]
September 2015
Employee conduct: violence at work
The number of violent incidents at work has declined over the last decade, with the incident rate remaining stable over the last four years. Findings from the Crime Survey [...]
August 2015
Gross Misconduct Dismissal: lessons learnt
Gross Misconduct Dismissal: lessons learnt I thought I would share with you the outcome of a recent Court of Appeal case, Newbound v Thames Water Facilities, the employee having been [...]
May 2015
Bad behaviour outside the workplace
The recent incidents of footballers failing drugs tests raises the issue of if and when behaviour outside work amounts to misconduct. It is well established that employee's actions outside [...]