Transparency is “vital” in balancing new data-gathering workplace technology with employee rights, according to a North West human resources expert.
Police in Scotland have been informed about a serial job applicant who threatens to launch legal action if he is not invited to interview.
‘It concerned me that a man educating female lawyers would be discounting their worth publicly,’ says Jennifer Sisk
Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee once said that women “manipulate” companies to access maternity leave and should be questioned about their plans to have children before they were hired, it has been claimed.
Two thirds of UK employees admit they feel stressed in their jobs, prompting businesses to introduce employee wellbeing schemes.
With the offical date of Article 50’s triggering now revealed, 29 March, many issues are jumping to the fore. One of these is what Brexit will mean for jobs in the retail and hospitality industries.
Employees will be allowed one paid day off per year to welcome a new dog, cat or horse into the family.
HMRC have recently published a useful on-line tool to help establish the thorny issue of employment status.
Many of the best known business names in the world started out as (or still are) franchises. Two of the most valuable brand names in the world (McDonald’s and Coca-Cola) have expanded rapidly using franchised restaurants and bottling and distribution rights respectively. Leading names in the car hire, food and many other industries are those of companies which use franchise arrangements to run at least some of their sales outlets.
Working at height requires special training and protective measures. In a cautionary tale for employers who may be tempted to use unqualified staff to carry out roof repairs or other precarious tasks, a company that did just that was hit hard in the pocket after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive.
Unfair dismissal can blight your career indefinitely but, with the right legal advice, you can be compensated for every penny you lose in earnings. One case that proved the point concerned a finance director who was persecuted for whistleblowing and found herself out of a job in middle age.