If you are considering filing a claim with an employment tribunal because you received poor treatment at work, you also need to examine whether you have enough time to do so. This is due to the severe time restrictions set by the tribunals on how long may pass between the occurrence(s) you wish to make…
What is an employment contract? A legally binding agreement between the employer and employee outlining the terms and conditions of employment is known as an employment contract. Implied terms and express (verbal or written) terms are both included in an employment contract. Your employer and you have expressly agreed to certain terms, such as how…
To ensure that any redundancy process is just and legal, redundancy selection criteria must be used correctly. The following advice focuses on how to pick and employ the best redundancy criteria and how to reduce the chances that you’ll break your duties when you fire someone. How to select employees for redundancy You must choose…
Getting fired is never a simple process, whether you’re the employer firing or the employee getting fired. When all other options have been exhausted and the proper procedures have been followed, sometimes nothing else can be done but to terminate the contract. But not all grounds for termination are created equal. What are the five…
A settlement agreement is a contract between an employer and an employee that resolves employment-related issues. A separate legal counsel is required. Typically, in the settlement agreement, the employee waives his or her right to bring employment claims in exchange for a discretionary termination payout. This could be in the form of an enhanced redundancy…
Bulling At Work Introduction In this employee blog, I discuss the definition of bullying, examples of bullying, and possible responses to workplace bullying. What is harassment? There is no legally binding definition of bullying. Bullying is offensive, according to the Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service (Acas). Behaviour that is frightening, malicious, or insulting; abuse or…
Scott Stevenson and Siobhan Brown Complete Employment Solicitors are delighted to announce that Scott Stevenson and Siobhan Brown will continue to work with us as Solicitors, following their qualification in September 2022. Traineeships during the pandemic have undoubtedly been tough for all however, Scott and Siobhan have not just subsisted, but excelled during this time….
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by businesses more and more to expedite decision-making and other HR procedures, including hiring, task allocation, management choices, and terminations. In the workplace, using AI makes involves making the following types of decisions: Profiling: the use of algorithms to classify data and discover relationships between different data sets. This…
This blog will help you in managing discipline and grievances and help you decide what action to take. 1. Take into account pertinent laws The following considerations are advised when an employee raises a grievance: 2. Is the path formal or informal? Take into account the best course of action to solve employee grievance before…
In this blog, we will discuss harassment claim and the equality act 2010 and if it is enough for a claimant’s perception be to turn conduct into harassment? A recap on Harassment In violation of a person’s dignity or to create an intimidating, hostile, demeaning, humiliating, or offensive environment for that person, harassment is defined…
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