Few things can be more exasperating for employers than dealing with persistently poor performance. It can seem like an uphill battle to get some employees
An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case has considered whether an employer should have postponed a disciplinary hearing. This was to allow the employee to bring
We all want our employees to enjoy their time off work, but what happens if an employee takes that one step too far and does
Blog When an employee commits an act of gross misconduct, employers will often not know what their next step should be. Can you do an
BLOG A fair disciplinary procedure rests on several essential ingredients: inform the employee of the issue, hold a disciplinary hearing, allow them to be accompanied, let them respond
When an employee is not performing to the required standards, is it capability or conduct? When we are talking about someone that can’t do something, this is
A trailer firm has been fined after an employee suffered fatal head injuries. The worker was operating a scissor-lift working platform known as a ‘cherry
Often, people can find themselves in all sorts of legal trouble for not thinking twice about what they write in emails. There’s a widespread assumption
Viewing or downloading pornography or sexually explicit material on work computers is almost always unacceptable. There are very few exceptions to the rule and in