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Tag: Workplace

How to Promote Workplace Wellbeing
Employment Law

How to Promote Workplace Wellbeing

20 July 2023

Creating a culture of workplace wellbeing is crucial for fostering a positive and productive work environment.

How to Handle Grievances in the Workplace: Best Practices and Legal Requirements
Grievances

How to Handle Grievances in the Workplace: Best Practices and Legal Requirements

22 May 2023

Effectively handling grievances in the workplace is essential for maintaining a harmonious work environment and preventing legal disputes. Here are some practices and legal requirements to navigate the grievance process. Handling grievances effectively in the workplace is crucial for maintaining a positive work environment and ensuring fair treatment of employees. By understanding how to handle […]

What is the difference between a staff handbook and a contract of employment?
Employment Law

What is the difference between a staff handbook and a contract of employment?

21 June 2022

For all employers, a legally sound, comprehensive employment contract is essential – not just for legal compliance but also to ensure employer and employee alike understand what is required of them, right from the start of the relationship. Whereas a staff handbook is a written summary of the standards of behaviour expected of your employees. […]

Managing your workforce’s return to work from a health and safety perspective
Employment Law

Managing your workforce’s return to work from a health and safety perspective

10 August 2021

As the commuter lines gear back to normality, managing a safe return of your is imperative to keep your business in compliance with its duties and all involved, safe from the continued threat of Covid. Although much has been done to mitigate the effects of the virus, a full return to normal still requires caution […]

5 Reasons Why Organisations May Not Want to Continue Home/Remote Working?
Employment Law

5 Reasons Why Organisations May Not Want to Continue Home/Remote Working?

01 July 2021

As a result of the pandemic, the way organisations operated changed drastically with employees working from home or remotely. Now the Government has mapped out a path to return to normality, organisations may choose to return to offices. By doing so, organisations may see the following benefits: 1. Supervision Although organisations have managed to supervise […]

Additional Bank Holiday for 2022 Announced – Are Employees Entitled to it?
Employment Law

Additional Bank Holiday for 2022 Announced – Are Employees Entitled to it?

17 June 2021

Changes to Bank Holiday Schedule 2022 An additional bank holiday has been announced to mark the Queen’s 70-year reign. The May Bank Holiday Weekend will be moved to Thursday 2 June and an additional Bank Holiday on Friday 3 June. Employers can expect an influx of requests for annual leave from employees so that they […]

No headscarves at work please
Employment Law

No headscarves at work please

03 April 2017

The first question you may have in your head right now, is that legal? The European Courts of Justice recently found in Case C-157/15 G4S Secure Solutions that refusing an employee’s request to wear a headscarf at work IS NOT direct discrimination. The facts In 2003 Ms. Samira Achbita was employed as a receptionist by […]

Top Tips to Motivate your Staff
Employment Law

Top Tips to Motivate your Staff

17 August 2016

Last week we set out some of the top things not to do in the workplace, but this week is all about what you should be doing. As an employer, the people who work for you are your biggest asset. You have hand-picked them, trained them, and you are relying on them to do their […]

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