Headlines have been blowing up this week with several big businesses making policy changes to force its workforce back into the office. A topic that often results in a heated debate.
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Can staff now be forced back to the office?
Fear of retaliation: why whistleblowers hesitate
The financial sector must do more to protect those who choose to speak up. Commentary from Will Burrows
Employees more likely to report sexual misconduct than malpractice
More than half of employees (51%) would not feel safe reporting that their company was breaking the law, research by Bloomsbury Square Employment Law found in October. Of these, 45% cited fear of losing their job as the reason.
Firing a whistleblower – legally
Chris Hogg outlines the law regarding dismissal of a whistleblower for reasons other than blowing the whistle
Improved whistleblowing culture could protect firms against reputational risk
A recent study by Bloomsbury Square Employment Law revealed that a staggering 51 per cent of UK employees do not feel safe or confident disclosing instances of misconduct.
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As temperatures soar across the UK, many workers may find their offices uncomfortably warm and stuffy. So, what happens when the heat becomes too much? Can you insist on working from home?
The existence and extent of any restrictive covenants are critical to consider at an early stage in the recruitment process.
The furlough scheme implemented by the U.K. Government in April 2020 as a response to the lockdown measures during the Covid-19 crisis ends today, 30 September 2021.
There are a lot of myths about restrictive covenants and whether or not they are enforceable. Restrictive covenants are enforceable if they are no wider than necessary to protect an employer’s legitimate business interests.
In May 2021, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) published a first of its kind report systematically mapping the incidence of conflict across UK workplaces, titled ‘Estimating the Costs of Workplace Conflict’.
Of all the employment laws passed in the last thirty years, one of the most important was the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and the corresponding introduction of protections for whistleblowers against detriment or dismissal ...