HR and people managers who regularly deal with disciplinary and grievance issues will be familiar with the situation where an employee requests to be accompanied to an internal hearing by someone who isn’t a trade union representative or work colleague. The usual position is that they do not have this right Read more…
We may not think so, but an increasing number of companies are taking steps to prevent their employees from emailing out of hours. In recent years, particularly with the development of new smartphone technology, there has been increased pressure on staff and an expectation that employees will continue to engage with Read more…
In a further sign that the Government believes that the economy is in full blown recovery, the first real terms increase to the National Minimum Wage for a number of years has been announced (previous rises were largely in line with inflation). As a result, the adult NMW rate will rise Read more…
For many years local authorities have been fighting a rear guard action in relation to mass equal pay litigation brought by trade unions and no win, no fee lawyers. This is despite the fact that most local authorities and the NHS have invested a huge amount of time and resources Read more…