
Dismissal for breaching social media policy
Blog The dismissal of an employee with 17 years of service after she made derogatory comments about her employer on social media may seem “harsh”,

Blog The dismissal of an employee with 17 years of service after she made derogatory comments about her employer on social media may seem “harsh”,

Disciplinary hearings can be almost as uncomfortable for the manager as for the staff member who’s the subject of the meeting. The manager conducting the

BLOG Having a disciplinary procedure is not all about disciplining employees. It’s also about working with your staff to maintain high standards of conduct and

Blog Our Employment Law Advisers often receive calls from anxious employers about how to handle disciplinary and grievance issues. Rightly so, because not following the

BLOG Two of the main reasons that employers end up in Employment Tribunals are a failure to follow a fair procedure and a failure to

In Scotland, an Employment Tribunal has ordered an employer to pay £25,000 in damages for terminating an apprenticeship early. Facts Mr Kinnear was an apprentice

Do you ever let employees get away with poor performance because you don’t want to have the awkward conversation with them? Although this is completely

If you found yourself in the situation of having to deal with a case of one of your employees allegedly having stolen from your business,

BLOG Put a stop to fake sickness absences! Employers face many challenges when dealing with sickness absences. It gets much more difficult when you face

Blog Handling grievances in a quick and efficient manner can be extremely beneficial to an employer – you can maintain good employment relationships, prevent small