There are a few changes coming into effect in the next couple of months that may affect some of the basics of how you employ people within your business.  This is a brief overview: Changes to the employment statement of particulars: All workers/employees will be entitled to receive a written Read More

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Recently I watched a programme about television in the 1970’s and along with a few reminiscences of children’s programmes (yes, I was a child of the 70’s – the Wombles were a favourite), I was struck by the tone of some of the programmes which made me think ‘we just Read More

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We tend to recognise a psychopath as sensational murderers such as Hitler, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson or even the more recent Joanna Denehey; but do we ever stop to consider that right now in our workplace we might share our coffee breaks with people who could potentially be just as Read More

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Before July 2013 anyone could freely take an employment dispute into the Employment Tribunal arena, essentially for the price of the stamp needed to register the claim.  But with the Tribunal system steadily backing up with more and more claims, the Government stepped in and introduced in July 2013 the Read More

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