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Oliver McCann
Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistA highly experienced employment lawyer, Partner Oliver McCann acts for employers across all industry sectors, from owner-managed business through to large PLCs, as well as education establishments and charities. He has particular experience in advising employers in domiciliary care, leisure, retail, security, manufacturing, marketing, and the IT sectors. Read more
Posts by Oliver McCann:
Monitoring an employee’s emails and the right to privacy
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistIn January this year (see “Monitoring employees’ use of the internet – the reality” from 31st January 2016 for the...
Whistleblowing – Protected Disclosure
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistWhen is a disclosure a “Protected Disclosure”? The Employment Rights Act 1996 contains provisions which protect employees and workers from suffering...
Temporary Workplace Closures
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistEarlier in December we wrote a blog (http://www.ukqcs.co.uk/adverse-weather-faqs/) giving guidance to employers on some of the HR issues which can...
Top Tips for Employers in 2016
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistWith the New Year just around the corner, we thought it would be appropriate to take a look at what...
Pay day this Christmas – Is this an issue for your business?
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistWe have received a number of enquiries from care providers seeking advice on whether or not they can alter the...
Managing staff over poor quality care
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistThe Mail on Sunday published an article on 8th November expressing concern over worrying information obtained from the CQC confirming...
National Minimum Wage for on-call night workers living at work
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistThere is considerable confusion surrounding what a worker living at their place of work, or carrying out “sleep-in” shifts, is...
Are your care staff entitled to be paid whilst sleeping in?
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistEmployers running care services, whether a residential home or a domiciliary care service, need to consider carefully whether any of...
Shared Parental Leave to be extended to working Grandparents
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistUnder plans announced by George Osborne at the Conservative Party Conference last week, paid Shared Parental Leave (SPL) will be...
Implied Contractual Duty of Trust and Confidence v Written Obligations under the Contract of Employment
Oliver McCann Napthens LLP – Employment Law SpecialistImplied Duty It is a well-established principle that a contract of employment is subject to an implied term that an employer...
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