1/13/2025 12:15:17 PM Making the most of probationary periods – now is the time to ensure they are used effectively By Anna Dabek The recent dismissal of Julen Lopetegui as West Ham's head coach after just eight months in charge highlights the importance of...
11/12/2024 9:15:37 AM Has the horse bolted when it comes to self-employed carers: lessons from the Bolt worker status ruling By Anna Dabek In recent years, employment status in the UK has been a critical topic, particularly for care providers who may engage carers as...
7/5/2024 9:32:22 AM Things can only get better? But how and when? By Anna Dabek The results are in, and the surprise factor is akin to UK’s “nil pointe” on Eurovision night! Number 10 has a new inhabitant. Whatever...
11/27/2023 1:57:38 PM 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...
10/12/2023 8:10:42 AM 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;...
12/14/2022 9:18:02 AM 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...
10/18/2022 12:50:43 PM 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...
7/20/2022 4:25:40 PM 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...
6/21/2022 4:16:52 PM The Employment Tribunal finds long Covid is a disability By Anthony Collins The key headlines from this case are as follows: the claimant in this case suffered from long Covid andthis illness was a disability. For...
6/21/2022 10:32:32 AM 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...
6/15/2022 8:10:59 AM '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...
5/24/2022 1:55:36 PM 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...