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The “right to request flexible working”  extends  to all employees (with 26 weeks service) from 6th April 2014. Examples of flexible working are fewer days or hours, adjusted start or…

The pain of Employment Tribunal claims Employment Tribunal claims are a big deal for employers. They take up huge quantities of  valuable time, incur significant  costs (win or lose), and…

In a report from the International Longevity Centre – UK there are a number of challenges to the Care Sector in the years ahead. Inevitably the need for sound funding…

Sometimes Gross Misconduct doesn’t actually lead to termination for a key worker. It is quite a topical subject at present with the media focussing on Alan Pardew from Newcastle United…

The Department of Health’s Fundamental Standards for CQC Regulation, now out for consultation, make three significant points relevant to the Human Resources arena: systems and processes must be established to…

– it’s floods, snow, severe weather warning, a sinkhole in the road…. This is one call any hard-pressed employer dreads and the solution may well be beyond the reach of…

If you outsource services such as catering or cleaning then you most probably will need to know about TUPE at some point. If you plan to buy or sell your…

The employee maintained (in his defence) that he was not aware that the woman wouldn’t appreciate the grope and, now he knew, he wouldn’t do it again. The Judge refused…