27 Nov, 2023 Tribunal finds that care worker was dismissed for not attending work, not because she blew the whistle By Jackie Morris In a recent Employment Tribunal case (Ms. J. Pelling v. The Complete Care Group Ltd) the Employment Tribunal has given its judgment, that...
12 Oct, 2023 A series of unlawful deductions (including relating to holiday pay) may survive a three month break By Anna Dabek The weather and holidays - our hairdresser conversations of choice! But a holiday obsession is not the exclusive domain of hair salons;...
14 Dec, 2022 Another 'I am sick' phone call By Anna Dabek It was reported last month that the number of people off work due to long-term sickness hit a record high of 2.5 million in the three...
18 Oct, 2022 World Menopause Day 2022 - supporting your colleagues in the workplace By Anna Dabek Menopause, its symptoms and its effect on women in the workplace have been really brought into the light over the last 18 months. Some...
20 Jul, 2022 Holiday pay - entitlement to 5.6 weeks paid holiday for those working irregular hours By Anna Dabek The judgment in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel was published today (20 July 2022) confirming that part-year employees (and those...
21 Jun, 2022 The Employment Tribunal finds long Covid is a disability By Jainika Patel The key headlines from this case are as follows: the claimant in this case suffered from long Covid andthis illness was a disability. For...
21 Jun, 2022 Changes to fit notes By Anna Dabek The amendment to the regulations governing fit notes has been laid before Parliament, to change the existing legislation on statements of...
15 Jun, 2022 'The Change' must prompt a change within our workplaces By Anna Dabek A 44% rise in anything over a 12-month period is, by most people’s reckoning, worthy of some fanfare and action. Both, however, appear a...
24 May, 2022 Long Covid – is it a disability? By Anna Dabek The Human Rights watchdog, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), caused a Twitter flurry earlier this month by tweeting that...
02 Mar, 2022 Long Covid - how can it be managed by employers? By Anna Dabek We may be seeing the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in the UK, but the virus has not gone away, and I fear its legacy will be evident...
06 Jan, 2022 Mandatory vaccinations - the draft regulations become the law By Anna Dabek The news that all health and social care leaders have been awaiting was confirmed today – the mandatory vaccinations regulations have...
14 May, 2021 "The risk of NMW underpayment has increased" says the Low Pay Commission By Anna Dabek The Low Pay Commission has published a report on compliance and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage. The report indicates that the...