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25 July 2018
The Women and Equalities Commission has published a new report on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. The report has concluded that sexual harassment in the workplace is widespread, with a BBC survey (in November 2017) finding that 40% of women and 18% of men have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in the workplace.
17 July 2018
The Court of Appeal has held that carers who sleep at a client's home, technically being 'on call', are not entitled to the minimum wage while they are asleep.
28 June 2018
ACAS has issued some top tips to ensure employees manage workplace challenges during the spell of hot weather. Much of it is common sense but it is worth considering and updating your policy during this heatwave. The tips include:
13 June 2018
As we covered in previous blogs, a key issue vexing our legal system at the moment is how those engaged in the gig economy are to be categorised are they workers or employees or both?
05 June 2018
In Scots employment law, an employee with over 2 year’s service (with significant exceptions and additions) has the right to claim unfair dismissal when dismissed. An employer can argue that the dismissal is fair. In order to do so the employer needs to show that the reason for the dismissal was one of the 5 potentially fair reasons, comprising conduct, capability, redundancy, breach of a statutory enactment or some other substantial reason.
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