What is mental health? ACAS define mental health as: “The mental and emotional state in which we feel able to cope with normal stresses of everyday life.” When an individual feels good about themselves they often work more productively, communicate better with colleagues and make a valuable contribution within the workplace. It is important to […]
Last month, Europe’s Human Rights Court established that employers can monitor employees’ emails but only if they notify the employee in advance. This represents the rapid evolving area of legislation at the crossing of technology, privacy and workers’ rights. The judgement in the case of Barbulescu’s v Romania concluded that the authorities had not sufficiently protected Barbulescu’s […]
If an employer finds that they need to restructure their organisation and make redundancies, then it is extremely important that they are careful about the way they treat pregnant employees or employees on maternity leave. In the first instance, it is important that employers understand pregnancy and maternity protection. The purpose of this legislation is […]
In light of the recent controversy that has surrounded Ryanair in regard to management of annual leave, Personnel Today have published 5 common employer pitfalls. At Employment Law Services (ELS) we have summarised these to help our existing and non-existing clients avoid being caught out. (1) Not encouraging employees to spread annual leave out over the […]
What action can you take when an employee resigns but does not work their required notice period? In the first instance, employees are generally under a contractual duty to give their employer a minimum notice of resignation. This duty is waived if the employer has fundamentally breached the contract of employment or has agreed to […]
Recent statistics produced by the Ministry of Justice showed that the number of claims to the Employment Tribunal between the period April to June 2017 has increased. From April to June there were 4,241 single claims logged, this shows a 2% increase on the same period of 2016. 88,476 cases were accepted by the tribunal […]
Theresa May’s Government announced yesterday they will end the 1% annual cap on public sector pay by 2018 and in 2017, police and prison staff will be awarded with a 2% and 1.7% rise. However, Senior Police Officers remain locked in a bitter row with the Government arguing that the number of officers on the […]
What are data subject access requests? The Data Protection 1998 provides that employees can act as ‘data subjects’ which allows them to make data subject requests in regard to information that may be held about them. These requests are straightforward to make; however, they can become time consuming and complex for the employer. The sole […]
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