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 [...]

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 [...]

Viewers of The Apprentice may believe that the approach adopted by the interviewing panel is the correct one, however we would advise against this approach.
Whilst it was to be commended the way they had thoroughly checked out employment and references, some of the aggressive questioning styles would put employers at risk of tribunal claims if [...]