Every autumn employers need to prepare for new employment law changes, this autumn is no different. Given that the new legal changes commence tomorrow, I thought I will set out a quick check list for you.
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Monthly Archive September 2015
5 tips to avoid an unfair dismissal claim
Unfair dismissal claims, remain to be the most common types of claims pursued in Employment Tribunals (ET), so here are 5 tips to ensure that any dismissal is fair:
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SepManaging your social media: Employee LinkedIn accounts
In the last day or so a furore has erupted following the now much publicised incident between a 27 year-old female Barrister, Charlotte Proudman, and Alexander Carter-Silk, a 57-year old Senior Partner at City firm Brown Rudnick,.
For those that have somehow avoided this now quite viral story, Miss Proudman sought to connect with Mr Carter-Silk via the ubiquitous business networking site ‘Linkedin’. Mr Carter-Silk upon accepting this request to connect, passed comment on Miss Proudman’s profile picture stating that it was ‘stunning’ and that she would ‘win the prize for the best Linkedin picture I have seen’.
Read MoreChoice of companion at disciplinary hearing: who can you have?
It is fair to say that when it comes to the unfortunate business of disciplinary matters that a great many employers and employees are aware in advance as to the level of support an employee may have in the room during the relevant meeting(s).
The statutory minimum provides that a work colleague or trade union representative may be brought in by the employee being disciplined as a companion, an officious note taker and asker of questions that otherwise may not have been asked. Legally compliant employment contracts and disciplinary policies generally echo this position of course.
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