The Prime minister recently outlined a change in status from ‘stay at home’ to that of ‘stay alert’. This represents the first step in the easing of restrictions, a process that we are told could be halted or reversed depending upon the control of COVID-19 within the general population. Further details are expected and…
Need a more flexible solicitor? A solicitor that can accommodate you outside of 9-5, Monday – Friday? Our Luton office will be open on Saturday mornings from 10am-12pm for personal attendances or prearranged appointments so if you need to pop something in to us please feel free to come over. Our office is situated on…
With the New Year underway, now may be the time to consider whether your current HR and employment practices are in the best shape possible for taking your business to where it wants to be during the next 12 months. Helen Taylor, Head of Employment Law at leading regional law firm Pictons Solicitors has a…
Christmas is a time for merriment, festive lunches and partying until dawn. It is a fantastic opportunity for employers to reward staff and recognise the previous 12 months hard work. Helen Taylor, Head of Employment at award winning and leading regional law firm Pictons Solicitors says, “Staff engagement and a time to socialise is usually…
The recent revelations from Hollywood about sexism and harassment have rightly prompted a strong global reaction. Given what we have learnt, can we genuinely be surprised by the BBC’s statistics published this week in relation to workplace harassment? The poll, undertaken for the BBC, identified that of those surveyed half of British women and a…
“Game changer”…”phenomenon”…whatever your view, social media has changed the way we communicate on a professional and corporate level. Whilst the commercial opportunities are immense, the misuse of social media in the workplace can be costly. The reputational and financial harm of a late night posting on the social media network by a disgruntled employee can…
PayPal has warned its external legal advisers that work may be lost if they fail to make progress on the issue of diversity in the workplace, reports Legal Weekly. This communication arose on the back of PayPal’s diversity review led by its Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer, Louise Pentland a champion of workplace diversity….
Over the last few years there has been a significant increase in the number of individuals choosing to work on a self-employed basis via the so called ‘gig economy’. The rise in the numbers of self-employed has been explained as being due to many individuals craving more control over their working week and wanting an…
The World Health Organisation’s recent ‘World Mental Health Day’ aimed to bring mental health issues “out of the shadows” with a day of education and awareness. The recognition of mental health being as important as one’s physical health is an important development in the understanding and healing process of our health and wellbeing. The Duke…
The owners of the John O’Gaunt pub in Hungerford, the Innformal Pub Company, are being prosecuted in a tribunal by the pub’s former landlady, Rachel Skiffington, who claims she was sacked for becoming pregnant and was told by her bosses that they ‘didn’t want someone fat, wobbly and useless behind the bar’. Rachel and her…