Yesterday, Christine Pratt, CEO of The National Bullying Helpline,  claimed several people in Gordon Brown’s office had contacted her anti-bullying charity.  According to Ms Pratt, “three or four” calls had been made to the National Bullying Helpline in recent years and BBC political correspondent Norman Smith said it was understood one of the individuals involved [...]

At EmployEasily HR we recognise that, for busy business people like you, complying with uk employment law can be a distraction that takes your focus away from growing your business.
So to save you time and help you avoid costly employment tribunals, we plan to host a series of Employment Law seminars towards the end of [...]

Dunfermlinepress.com reported last week that Dunfermline Electronics firm Simclar International Ltd have been ordered to pay Alexander Shand £8009 after an Employment Tribunal panel concluded the his sacking for failing to clock out to attend a hospital appointment was unfair.
Remarkably, the firm’s original decision to dismiss Mr Shand for ‘gross misconduct’ was upheld following an [...]

This year’s relentless onslaught of office Christmas parties is well underway and already I’ve been speaking with some employers who have had to deal with a variety of staff related issues…….punch-ups, sexual harassment and even racial discrimination!!
Many Employers and Employees alike forget that the annual office Christmas party is an extension of the workplace as [...]

It is likely that agency workers will soon receive the same pay and conditions as permanent staff after just 12 weeks in the job after a government consultation outlining the proposals was launched earlier this month.
Ministers have given employers, unions and interested parties three months to comment on the deal reached before Christmas, which gives [...]

We recently told you about the fire service employee who was awarded £45,000 in damages from a tribunal. This week, we can update you on a woman who was awarded awarded maximum damages of £33,500 for injury to feelings over age discrimination and a further £5,700 in aggravated damages. The payout is the highest [...]

The Equality Bill is due to come force in 2010 and brings together more than 100 pieces of legislation passed over the last 40 years. The government has stated that it will be easy to follow and consolidate all existing equalities legislation. With the size of this Bill (205 clauses and 28 Schedules), the [...]

Organisations who fail to pay tribunal awards will be publicly named and shamed with their names added to the public Register of Judgments. This is meant to encourage employers to pay compensation in good time. The Register can be searched by members of the public, including potential investors and recruitment candidates, and credit reference [...]