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Latest News Is an employee entitled to set up a covert camera in his office without being found guilty of gross misconduct? In the case of Northbay Pelagic Limited v Anderson, yes. Mr Andersen was an employee who was suspended from duty and installed a camera in his...
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Latest News Some employees during the course of their employment are unhappy and choose to resign or strongly feel that they do not want to continue to work where they are. If the employer or an employee of the employer has done something to trigger this and...
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Uncategorized Police officers in Scotland who were subject to disciplinary process for sending group WhatsApp messages. These messages were said to be (amongst other things) sexist, racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and mocking people of disability. The messages contained photos of crime scenes, current investigations and of a...
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Uncategorized The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week's Pay) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/814) effectively states that, if an employee is on furlough leave and their employment is terminated and/or they are made redundant, the notice period or payment in lieu of notice should...
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Latest News If an employee comes to work and suspects that another employee has COVID-19 - perhaps they are persistently coughing or they have told others that they have a fever, what can he or she do?
He or she may report the matter to her employer and...
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Latest News ACAS Guidance for employers and workers on use of Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
The ACAS Guidance on non-disclosure agreements has been created to help employers and workers understand what NDAs are, how to appropriately use them and how to prevent their misuse.
The Guidance is comprehensive and written...