A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. MONITORING EMPLOYEE’S COMMUNICATION AND INTERNET USE A recent case in the European Court of Human Rights (the European Court), Barbulescu v Romania [2016] ECHR 61 has reviewed the question of employers monitoring employees’ personal communications at work. Although his employer had a…

Even with years of experience and perfect policies and procedures, you might still find yourself requiring professional advice on a HR or employment law matter. Perhaps double checking something to make sure you are correctly following employment law and working in line with best practice. To a certain level, there is little need to pay for HR advice.…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. MANAGING UNFAIR DISMISSAL – THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING PROCEDURE The recent case of Carter v Aulds Bakeries Ltd UKEATS/0018/15/SM illustrates the importance of following procedure when considering a dismissal for any reason. Mr Carter had been employed with a “clear disciplinary…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. CUSTOMER-FACING LANGUAGE EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS IN 2016 The consultations have recently ended (8th December 2015) so we must now await the outcome regarding the latest English language requirements for workers. The latest Immigration Bill proposes requirements that all “customer-facing” public sector workers…

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…