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Employee Unfairly Dismissed for Socialising Whilst on Sick Leave
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that an employee who was seen drinking in a public house when he was absent from work due to ill health was unfairly dismissed. In March 2020, the Claimant, Mr …
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Rise in Video Calls Could be to Blame for Poor Sleep During Pandemic
An increase in the use of video conferencing platforms – such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype and Messenger – may be to blame for poor sleep quality across the UK during lockdown, experts warn. Experts …
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Building for Success in Supporting Disabled People in the Workplace
Terry Mills has been appointed as a Disabled People’s Employment Champion for the Welsh Government. He joins a network of Champions who are experts in their field and will provide support to employers to help …
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Jabs for Jobs: The Implications of Asking Employees for Proof of Vaccination
Similar to the ‘vaccine passport,’ the debate about requiring proof of vaccination in the workplace is controversial and the Government has largely left it to employers to decide what to do. As businesses begin to …
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Hybrid Working is the Future for UK’s Biggest Employers
Further to new reports by the BBC that almost all of 50 of the UK’s biggest employers have said they do not plan to bring staff back to the office full-time, a selection of industry …
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Working from Home? Employees May be Eligible to Claim Tax Relief
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is accepting tax relief claims for working from home due to coronavirus during 2021/22. More than 550,000 employed workers have already claimed and are benefitting.If employed workers were told to …
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Employees Use of Flexible Hours at Work Has Dropped
The CIPD urges employers to take more action to ensure people who can’t work from home can benefit from other flexible working options. While working from home has surged in recent months, the use of …
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Now is the Time for Business Owners to Prepare for the Cost of Redundancies
Smaller businesses looking to reduce their workforces should urgently prepare for the costs of redundancies, following changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme made late last year. That’s the warning from human resources experts The …
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Report Estimates Workplace Conflict Costs Employers Nearly £30bn a Year
Workplace expert, Acas, has published new analysis which estimates that workplace conflict costs UK employers £28.5bn every year, an average of just over £1,000 for every employee. This estimate is based on the total cost …
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Why Creating a Security Conscious Culture is Key To Preventing a Cyber Pandemic
As we begin to move into yet another phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, with many businesses strategizing about how their personnel will operate as the UK slowly moves out of lockdown, many will continue to …
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Ground-Breakers: Gen Z and the Future of Accountancy
No sooner have we got our heads around Generation X, along comes another Generation, and in this case it’s Generation Z, or ‘Gen Z’. Gen Z will have an impact on business and society, as …
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Avoid Court Delays with Alternative Dispute Resolution
By Emma Hughes-McEwan, Managing Associate, Ince Recent media headlines have highlighted the delays in courts hearing trials in both criminal and civil proceedings. Prior to March 2020, the courts were already experiencing delays in listing …
