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A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal provides a serious warning to employers in respect of ensuring the need for appropriate investigation of grievances. Continue Reading
Companies need to keep a beady eye on changes to Employment Legislation in order to ensure that they keep up to date and therefore continue to protect themselves. Continue Reading
I thought we should start the New Year on a positive note and look at the issue of recruitment. Whilst I know this is not an activity that is rife throughout the business world just now, I also know that there are some companies expanding and looking to take on new staff. Continue Reading
So far in our “What Makes a Good Employer?” series, we have discussed the importance of robust contracts, policies and procedures as well as visiting the important issue of performance appraisals. In Part 4 of the series, we will briefly examine the issues of pay, premises and the social side of work. Continue Reading
The Ministry of Justice has recently published its Annual Employment Tribunal Statistics for the period April 2010 to March 2011. The total number of accepted claims at employment tribunal in the period was 218,100, which covered 382,400 individual complaints (a claim might be made for both unfair dismissal and race discrimination at the same time). Continue Reading
However well you manage your business, in the current economic climate, there is always the possibility that you may need to reduce your operating costs. Whilst most businesses never want to let people go – in a small business your colleagues are often your friends too – the over-riding factor must be to save your… Continue Reading
Last week, a report commissioned by the Prime Minister stating that ‘unproductive workers should lose their right to claim unfair dismissal’ was leaked. The report went on to argue that this would mean more capable people would replace those sacked, boosting economic growth. Continue Reading
Just over two weeks ago, on 1st October, the Default Retirement Age (DRA) in the UK was fully abolished after being phased out from April this year. New legislation now stops employers from compulsorily retiring workers once they reach the age of 65. Continue Reading
In our last article, we looked very briefly at what makes a good employer as the precursor for a series of follow-up articles covering a wide variety of employment areas and issues. Continue Reading
Virtually every business needs employees. We cannot do it all ourselves and if we tried, our workload would be horrendous and our level of success would be seriously limited. But employing people can present problems. Getting it wrong can be terribly expensive in more ways than one. However, good people management can be a positive… Continue Reading
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