Here today, gone tomorrow
18 / 03 / 2013
Today we are moving office. And the best of luck to us ☺. It will be lovely to have a bit more space, even if we may have to overcome a few teething problems. So bear with us, while we unpack the trainees, file the filing cabinets, debate about the placement of plants and pictures and try to find what...
Getting Yourself in Deep Water- charity is all at Marshallsea
15 / 03 / 2013
Sick leave can be a difficult issue to deal with. Unless they are robots (and most are flesh-and-blood rather than metal and oil),employees do genuinely fall sick sometimes and employers have to accept and deal with that. Most employees are reasonably honest and only take time off when they’re genuinely ill. Others suffer from chronic Mondayitus and take the...
Early conciliation: will it help to manage claims?
14 / 03 / 2013
The numbers of clams being made to employment tribunal continue to concern the Government, so it has been consulting on the concept of Early Conciliation (EC),which will require most potential tribunal claims to be referred to Acas at the initial stage so that conciliation can be offered before a claim can be made at an employment tribunal. If adopted,...
International Women’s Day and Gender Inequality
13 / 03 / 2013
March 8th is International Women’s Day. The theme this year is: “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women”. Originally instigated in the 1900s, the celebration has grown and now thousands of festivities are held across the world to celebrate the achievements of women and to inspire others. Looking back over the years, it is...
When Points Don’t Mean Prizes. Vicky Pays High Pryce For Chris’ Motoring Offence
08 / 03 / 2013
This week Vicky Pryce, ex-wife of former Lib-Dem cabinet minister Chris Huhne has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice by taking speeding points on his behalf. Both parties face a term of imprisonment. What steps does an employer take when he discovers that an employee has been sent to prison? You might think that such an event...