Having staff who work from home can work well for both employee and employer, whether it’s occasional or otherwise, but here are some of the issues you will need to consider: (1) Job suitability Are the tasks that you expect to be done suitable for completion at home, taking into account: Equipment – is providing…

Research undertaken by King’s College London and shared by ACAS showed that the most common reasons why employers have a dress code are…

A row has erupted about plans to use practices to screen patients for sexuality. NHS England is set to ask all clinicians to ask adult patients about their sexual orientation. The organisation says the move is intended to help it comply with equalities legislation but some senior GPs last night claimed that the requirement would…

A GP is facing a disciplinary tribunal accused of clearing time in his diary by booking appointments for fake patients. Dr Andrew Thomson, use “M Mouse” as one of his fake patients of the while working at the Academy Health Centre, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, the Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service heard. He is accused of having…

Does an employee have to attend jury service? Jurors are eligible people aged between 18 and 70 and receive a request to attend for jury service from the Court. This can not be ignored because if you fail to: complete the jury summons form or attend There is a fine of up to £1,000. Therefore,…

There is no single legal definition of bullying. ACAS refer to it as unwelcome “offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting behaviour, an abuse or misuse of power through means that undermine, humiliate, denigrate or injure the recipient”. It is “unwarranted and causes a detrimental effect”. Examples of bullying can include Ridiculing Telling jokes in public at…

More than 200 GP practices have closed in England in the last year, according to figures published today. In contrast just 8 new practices have opened. The closures have affected about half the country and have occurred in spite of an increasing population of practice patients. Numbers increased by 55,000 over 12 months, according to…