We have heard of a Scottish employer who have found a unique way in avoiding staffing issues with their employees. They have appointed robots – we at EmployEasily will need to check if they have contracts of employment! A new Scottish hospital is to be the first in the UK to use robots for every [...]
The new coalition government are set to raise the state pension age for men to 66, possibly as soon as 2016 and are also planning to look at raising it even further, possibly as high as 70. If that wasn’t enough the Government are also targeting the national default retirement age – the age at [...]
We all know how important communication is to the success of a business, but did you know that recent research showed that engaged employees can improve business performance by up to 30%? What would the impact be to your business if you improved performance by 30% using the same resources? Good employers have continued to [...]
With over 70 people in the room our VIP Reception at the Glasgow Business 2010 Event was a great success!! Thanks to everyone who managed to make it along! With so many people in the room I’m afraid I didn’t get a chance to speak with all of you but I hope you managed to [...]
Law Firm Eversheds have been forced to pay a sex discrimination claim to a former employee. John de Belin won £123,000 in damages after successfully claiming sex discrimination after the firm’s decision to make him redundant. Employers should review their redundancy criteria after a tribunal ruled that the company unfairly dismissed a male employee because [...]
A senior NHS manager has been awarded £147,000 after winning a battle to prove that she was passed over for promotion because of her age. An employment tribunal in Leeds found that Linda Sturdy, 60, was subject to age discrimination when a colleague 13 years her junior and with 35 years less experience than her [...]
For many, excitement continues to grow as the 2010 World Cup draws nearer and many people are already thinking about where they’ll watch the games that matter to them but what impact might this have on Employers? Legally, Employers are not obliged to make any special arrangements to allow employees the opportunity to watch any [...]
Many employers missed this important amendment to the Equality Act as it was passed just before the general election. The amendment prevents employers questioning job applicants about their health or disability prior to any job offer. The prohibition is subject to certain exceptions described below. Interviewees will not be able to make tribunal claims simply [...]
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