1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM Wetherspoons, Brexit and employment law By Alexandra Mizzi After Guardian journalist Owen Jones posted a video of his interview with Wetherspoons CEO Tim Martin, he reported receiving messages...
1/20/2017 2:18:46 PM Careless talk costs jobs By Howard Kennedy On 4 January Tom Arscott was suspended by his club (Sale Sharks) pending the outcome of an internal investigation. This week the...
1/19/2017 10:31:05 AM The man on the Wetherby-Leeds omnibus By Howard Kennedy The Supreme Court's judgment in First Group plc v Paulley looks at what constitutes a 'reasonable adjustment' under the Equality Act...
12/6/2016 6:20:26 PM Drinking in the name of… When does a work Christmas party become just a Christmas party? By Howard Kennedy Christmas party season is firmly upon us and rather fittingly, the High Court handed down its judgment in the case of Bellman v...
10/6/2016 10:37:00 AM Breastfeeding employees: EasyJet gets grounded By Alexandra Mizzi EasyJet cabin crew members have won a landmark Employment Tribunal sex discrimination claim against the airline after it failed to make...
10/4/2016 6:40:27 PM Tattoos: a mark of distinction or a stain on your record? By Alexandra Mizzi A recent ACAS report explored the impact of tattoos and other body modifications on recruitment and dress codes. According to the...
8/19/2016 10:44:56 AM Is the gig economy failing to deliver? By Alexandra Mizzi It's never a good look to be negotiating a pay deal in public. Having announced a plan to move from hourly pay to per-delivery pay,...
8/5/2016 10:28:19 AM Recruitment by algorithm: level playing field or risky business? By Alexandra Mizzi HR tech is big business, with providers lining up to offer technological alternatives to process-driven aspects of HR. One attraction...
8/3/2016 6:17:14 PM Lizzie Armitstead: Back on the Bike By Howard Kennedy Every three months, professional cyclists must notify the authorities of a time and place that they will be available for random doping...
7/20/2016 4:07:16 PM Prejudice unveiled? Headscarfs, the Sun and the ECJ By Alexandra Mizzi Kelvin MacKenzie's Sun column suggesting that Fatima Manji, a journalist who is also a British Muslim and wears a headscarf, should not...
7/7/2016 2:13:00 PM "Creative" CVs - what can employers do? By Alexandra Mizzi CVs are intended to present a candidate in the most favourable light possible and it's not all that unusual for them to be a little...
6/16/2016 10:30:40 AM Don't say you weren't warned: the dangers of 'pulling a sickie' By Howard Kennedy The England v Wales game kicks off at 2pm today, so it seemed an apt time to mention a recent case about 'pulling a sickie'. In Metroline...