New guidance on the pitfalls to watch out for if your workers do overtime – whether on a voluntary or compulsory basis – has been published on the Acas website. …
Toolkit on Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Use in the Workplace
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 …
‘Charter’ of benefits available to self-employed
The online food delivery company Deliveroo has called on the government to create a ‘charter’ that would give it more clarity about what rights it could offer contractors without risking …
Treat Allegations Carefully
If an employee makes a protected disclosure they cannot suffer any detriment as a result. A protected disclosure is going to the appropriate body to express concerns, when the concerns …
Are You Following the Rules on Overtime for Your Employees?
At a recent meeting of the Resolution Foundation think tank the topic of overtime was debated. It was suggested that many workers are reliant on the earnings that comes from …
How to Ensure a Misconduct Dismissal is Fair after Key Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court has made an important ruling, looking at when it’s reasonable for an employer to dismiss a member of staff for misconduct. The facts in the case (Reilly …
Shared Parental Leave: Is Failure to Enhance Discriminatory?
In a keenly anticipated ruling, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has reversed a finding from last year that failing to enhance shared parental leave (SPL) pay in line with maternity …
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 …
Gross Misconduct ‘Down Graded’ to Serious Misconduct
You might decide that it is fair to dismiss an employee, whereas another employer might give a disciplinary warning for the same offence. This does not necessarily mean that one …