Author Archives: Gareth
Does the law deal well with mental health discrimination?
There has been much documented about dealing with mental health (and avoiding mental health discrimination) ...
Jan
16 businesses face £½m fines for employing illegal workers
16 businesses have recently been found to be in breach of immigration laws, as between ...
Jan
Zelda Perkins breaks settlement agreement confidentiality
Zelda Perkins (assistant to Harvey Weinsten) has recently done her first broadcast interview for BBC ...
Jan
Who pays for Christmas party gross misconduct?
Many employers are rewarding their staff by hosting a Christmas party, but gross misconduct is ...
Dec
Uber: Analysis of the ‘employment status’ of those who participate in the gig economy
What is the gig economy? The phrase ‘gig economy’ is used to describe individuals who ...
Dec
Former Footballer Sheds Light on Mental Health at Work
Chris Kirkland realised the dream of millions of youngsters in playing football at the highest ...
Nov
Sexual harassment at work
The topic of sexual harassment at work recently hit the headlines after the allegations against ...
Oct
English Apprenticeships: avoiding giving ‘enhanced’ employment protection
Training apprentices is a great way for employers to mould and develop their staff to ...
Oct
BBC news programme today discusses maternity discrimination
Today’s Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC News discusses maternity discrimination. It highlights that when employers settle ...
Oct
How to best prevent an employee becoming a competitor?
One of our commercial clients had recently found that a former employee was competing, with restrictive ...
Sep