Employment Law

1st December 2016

A Jewish woman who can't work Saturdays wins £16,000 at Tribunal after recruiter is found guilty of religious discrimination

1st December 2016

Handling potential resignations can be tricky. Read tips based on a real case of a £49,000 pay-out for former teacher pressured to resign

24th November 2016

Yesterday saw Hammond deliver What you need to know about the Autumn Statement. We have put this together as a round-up of statement outcomes for business

21st November 2016

Employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service have the right to request flexible working. Read our blog Flexible Working – any right of appeal?

3rd November 2016

We have been following the Lock V British Gas case and here we share the latest outcome that Holiday pay must include commission, confirms Court of Appeal

2nd November 2016

An employee has been awarded £75,000 for being denied sick pay. We share the tribunal outcomes and lessons here. Protect your business.

21st October 2016

MAD-HR share key information and HR expertise on Fixed Term Contracts – what you need to know about managing them legally.

15th October 2016

There are times in almost every business where work slows down, we share what you need to know about laying-off staff fairly

7th October 2016

Businesses will understandably worry about how Brexit will affect them, read more here about understanding the impact of Brexit on recruitment

7th October 2016

MAD-HR share 9 Sexual Harassment at work myths you need to read. See the facts and read the case examples here. Manage business risk.

4th October 2016

Suspending someone can have serious consequences for the employee, here we look at When to suspend employees during a disciplinary.

3rd October 2016

There can be may benefits to enabling your employee to work from home. Here are our 7 Easy Steps to creating a 'Work at Home' Policy

28th September 2016

MAD-HR share valuable HR advice to help managers manage employees refusing to work their Notice Period and steps to be taken.

28th September 2016

What is included in work time? Working time is defined as any period during which a worker is working, so how do you calculate working time?

21st September 2016

Employees are entitled to have representation in a disciplinary hearing, we advise on whether you can refuse an employee’s choice of representative

9th September 2016

Recruitment process: Tribunal saw an interviewer fined £2K for discrimination for asking childcare-related questions during an interview.

3rd September 2016

Although it sounds extreme, a tribunal has upheld this case and explains How the dismissal of baker for not washing hands was fair

2nd September 2016

So the hearing is over and you need to tie it up appropriately. Read our 6 points to include in Disciplinary outcome letters.

26th August 2016

When an employee feels like they have no alternative than to leave you need our 5 Top Tips on avoiding constructive dismissal claims

25th August 2016

An employee may wish to make a recording of a work meeting for a number of reasons. Read about How to manage employee requests to record meetings