Employee Relations News
We took legal advice!
April 25 2007
(…when we fired this person.)
Reference to legal advice is heard often and, curiously, Employment Tribunals seem unimpressed. Regrettably we cannot pass responsibility for our actions to our advisers. What counts is our understanding of how and why we made a particular decision.
Slaves or free men?
November 27 2006
“It is easier to make slaves of free men than to make free men of slaves”! So states an ancient Arab proverb. It may be ancient, but there are parallels in emerging economies as the bonds of central control are loosened.
Fired or retired?
October 20 2006
Since 1 October 2006 anyone “retired�? at any age will effectively be “fired�?. Retirement becomes a dismissal and you will have to be prepared to show that the dismissal was fair. Procedures for planned retirement will need to be in place and followed if you are not to fall foul of the law. Care will also be needed with other policies and procedures to ensure you do not discriminate, directly or indirectly, and do not allow harassment or victimisation on age grounds. This also means watching
Keying Into an Internet First
March 16 2006
Companies across the North West have logged on to the idea of using a unique online employee handbook developed in Lancaster. Malcolm Martin had worked on the often onerous task of preparing and maintaining company handbooks in the nineties and decided there had to be a better way of getting over vital information. In the emerging IT revolution, the Chartered Personnel professional hit on an internet inspiration and got Lancaster University student Jon Powell to spend a summer researching his br
