Public Health England has published a toolkit for employers on drugs, alcohol and tobacco use at work. The toolkit considers the legal context, how to manage issues arising from substance …
HR Departments Need To Enforce Data Protection Policies
A significant minority of HR departments have confessed to putting their companies at risk of breaching data protection laws, by not properly disposing of candidate and employee personal details. The …
Sexual Harassment: Do Your Staff Understand the Implications?
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission has published a report ‘Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work’, which makes various recommendations for legislative changes to protect the victims of …
Headteacher Dismissed for Associating with a Convicted Criminal
If an employer breaches a contract of employment the employee can resign in response to this and claim constructive dismissal. It is not always realised that an employee can also …