The Equation to Success

08 / 07 / 2013

People make your business tick, and having the right workers on board your ship will mean that your organisation can work to its optimum. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that there’s mileage in the proposition that that happy employees are more likely to = happy customers = better profits. Although a simple equation, it’s not...

Love Is In The Air?

05 / 07 / 2013

Among the strongest drives felt by humans are those of love, sex and to be needed. While it’s natural enough, it can take people into very dangerous territory. Recently Jeremy Forrest, the school teacher who became involved sexually with a pupil, was charged with abduction and has been sent to prison for five years. The girl is still only 16...

Nut Allergy Capable of Being a Disability

04 / 07 / 2013

Can a severe allergy to nuts be a disability? Yes, says the employment tribunal. If it is sufficiently serious and impacts negatively on day to day activities, it is capable of being a disability. The point was tested in a recent ET case. Mr Wheeldon is a chef working for Marstons PLC, a large brewing and pub chain. In October...

Addressing Religious Requirements – Dress Codes in the Workplace

03 / 07 / 2013

There have been a number of cases recently where the issue of dress code has been in the spotlight. The most controversial case was that of Eweida v British Airways, and I’m sure regular readers will recognise the case and be familiar with the story. Dress code is an issue which is always cropping up because it’s so important. We...

Bumps-a-daisy

02 / 07 / 2013

“Bumping”, or (to give it its correct name) transferred redundancy is where an employee whose job is not redundant is dismissed to make way for an employee whose role has become redundant. There is no absolute obligation to consider bumping in all cases, but that a failure to do so may make a dismissal unfair. Whether it’s unfair to dismiss...