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Is it ever OK to lie on your CV? What is cheeky and what is frankly fraudulent
We all want to present the best possible version of ourselves when we’re applying for jobs, but when does putting a positive spin on your experiences cross a line into all-out lying, and what might be the consequences? Garvey shares his views with The Independent
Bloomsbury Square Employment Law expands team with Partner hire
Specialist employment law firm, Bloomsbury Square Employment Law has expanded its team with the addition of Employment Law Expert Liz Spooner as Partner
Thinking Time: HR needs to find space to consider The Employment Rights Bill
The Employment Rights Bill may not come into effect until next year but, now is the time for HR to consider the implications.
Can staff now be forced back to the office?
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.
Fear of retaliation: why whistleblowers hesitate
The financial sector must do more to protect those who choose to speak up. Commentary from Will Burrows
Insights
A without prejudice conversation takes place for the purposes of settling a dispute between an employer and an employee.
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 …
A conversation has started about how women in the workplace are treated when they start to experience menopausal symptoms. This conversation is long overdue, and slowly but surely …
