A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Disability issues continue to dominate employment law cases with the recent case of Griffiths v The Secretary of State for Work & Pensions [2015] EWCA Civ 1265 which related to the Equality Act 2010, particularly: Section…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. CONTINUOUS DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND TIME LIMITS FOR CLAIMS There are clear limitation periods for bringing employment law claims with most needing to be lodged before the Employment Tribunal within 3 months minus 1 day from the date of the first act…

Sacking someone is never a pleasant thing to have to do and can result in distress on both sides. Thankfully, I haven’t had many occasions to sack someone but I can think of two managers who were sacked – for theft – and one attempted dismissal of a manager for poor performance. What is the…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL PROCEDURE – THE CLAIMANT’S RESPONSIBILITIES A recent case has illustrated the fact that the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) does expect claimants to take responsibility for adhering to the correct procedures when making claims to Employment Tribunals. The case of…

The idea of old-fashioned common sense and getting on with the job has gone and in place of this we have robotic, over-legalised pen-pushery! The role of a doctor’s surgery practice manager seems to have become over complicated and subject to random testing – just like being back at school! My sympathy lies entirely with…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS – TREATING EMPLOYEES INCONSISTENTLY? The recent case of MBNA Ltd v Jones UKEAT/0120/15/MC shows whilst employers need to bear in mind that dismissal must be fair, they must also carefully consider the circumstances leading to an individual employee’s disciplinary…

Employer’s duties regarding relationships between colleagues We spend so much time at work that close personal relationships between colleagues is inevitable. To support this, USA has led the way in “consensual relationship agreements,” often referred to as a “Love Contract.” These are typically based around equality and sexual harassment policies and enable couples to “declare”…