Law At Work

Suspension without pay over £2 million fraud probe – a costly mistake

17/05/2012

17 May 2012

Employees under investigation may be suspended with pay under their employer’s disciplinary procedure.

London Olympic Games 2012 – Call-up of reserve forces to aid security

15/05/2012

15 May 2012

Over 2,000 members of the Volunteer Reserve Forces - the Territorial Army, the Reserve Air Forces, the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Marines Reserve - face being called up to assist with security at the forthcoming Olympic Games.

Sunday trading restrictions suspended for the Olympic Games

14/05/2012

14 May 2012

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are almost upon us and, as reported in this year’s budget (see March 2012 LAWmail) the government has introduced legislation to relax Sunday trading laws in England and Wales for the Olympic period.

EAT finds that Stringfellows stripper is an employee

09/05/2012

09 May 2012

The question of employment status often has employers scratching their heads. Well, Peter Stringfellow can now sleep soundly in his bed knowing that, for one of his employees, this particular dilemma has been resolved.

Facebook fail: employee dismissed for online sexual harassment

07/05/2012

07 May 2012

The last few years have seen an explosive rise in social media, and those dealing with employment law issues will know that online behaviour is increasingly becoming a headache for employers.

LAW wins Great Place to Work Award

04/05/2012

04 May 2012

It’s official! Law At Work has been recognised by the Great Place to Work® Institute UK as one of the best small workplaces in Scotland.

Leave it out! A right royal rumpus…

27/04/2012

27 April 2012

Another year, another Royal celebration and another headache for small businesses struggling to make ends meet.

Minister nearly slips on hairdressers floor

26/04/2012

26 April 2012

Speaking at a conference on the future of the UK’s labour market on 18 April 2012, employment minister Chris Grayling took the opportunity to publicise the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Myth Busters Challenge Panel, and barely avoided launching a myth of his own.

A trio of titillating titbits from the world of employment law

19/04/2012

19 April 2012

What’s that I hear you say? Employment law is boring?! Read on, friend- there are just too many weird and wonderful things happening in the world of employment law that we simply had to share with you…

New panel to tackle ridiculous safety rules

18/04/2012

18 April 2012

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has established a panel of “myth-busters” to examine ‘risk-averse’ or erroneous decisions by external bodies as another way of bringing “common sense” back to health & safety.