We are certain that most business owners who heard the Chancellor’s announcement on Friday breathed a sigh of relief. He announced an unprecedented and comprehensive list of measures to support firms both large and small…
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Summer’s here! Must be time for a little office romance…
The sun is shining, the warm summer evenings are long, drinks after work… And where is this heading? Well, yes, quite often to workplace romances!
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Top 5 Tips to Avoid Workplace Disability Discrimination …
There has been a lot of press coverage lately, certainly in HR related articles, regarding disabilities and disability discrimination. It can be a very contentious subject, with business owners not always sure what the right thing to do is, whilst the employee may be concerned about their ability to keep working and bringing in a wage. This BLOG looks at trying to take some of the myths away surrounding good workplace disability practices.
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Independent Contractors or Workers?
There have been a string of cases over the last year concerned with the “Gig” Economy. So what is it? The “Gig” Economy is, essentially, characterised by someone who, rather than getting a regular wage, is paid per “gig”, such as a delivery, a car journey or a plumbing job. Businesses have traditionally sought to assert that those people engaged on this sort of basis are independent contractors as opposed to workers or employees. Increasingly, the Employment Tribunal has seen significant challenges to that status.
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What Does Brexit Mean For UK Employers?
There is a great deal of uncertainty as to what is going to happen for both employers and employees insofar as how Brexit will affect workers who are EU Nationals after 19 March next year. So, let’s see what we do know…
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EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS RIGHTED!
In July 2013, the government introduced fees for applicants bringing claims in the Employment Tribunals. From that date SNS Solicitors in Maidstone have been advising clients whose employers may not have had just cause in dismissing them! Although many may have a good case, until now the associated fee for bringing a claim – either £390 or £1200 depending on the circumstances – may have been cost prohibitive…
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Burquas and Crosses…
A recent judgment from the European Court of Justice has empowered Employers with the right to ban religious clothing and symbols in the workplace.
Why Mental Health matters in the workplace…
When it comes to physical disabilities UK employers have become better at understanding their obligations and responsibilities but there is still a huge disconnect with regards to mental health.
Perhaps it is because some employers are unaware that poor mental health is as much a disability as poor physical health. Maybe it is because these are often disabilities which you cannot see. Whatever the reason, it is important to for employers to look after staff mental health and to recognise when an employee might be impacted by ill mental health.
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Menopause – The final frontier for discriminating lawyers…
No area of law has developed quite so quickly or quite so comprehensively as the law of Discrimination. Since the Race Relations Act in 1965 and the Equal Pay Act in 1970, we have protected society from discrimination by race, gender, age, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation and gender reassignment and have demanded that employers make reasonable adjustments to prevent discrimination in the work place.
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