Have you heard of our 3-part technique for planning workplace investigations? We designed it when we discovered that managers were consistently struggling with: How to structure their investigations so that…
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What to do when an Employee Refuses Consent for a Medical Report
Employers may need to request medical reports for an employee for plenty of reasons. But what if they refuse? Here’s 3 tips from our lawyers on how to progress a challenging situation.
Fire and Rehire – Employees Win Injunction this Time
The latest update on this case is here. The practice of “fire and rehire” to vary the terms and conditions of an employee’s contract when they will not agree the…
Religion & Belief Discrimination: Fear of Catching Covid-19 is not a Protected Belief
An employment tribunal has found that a fear of catching Covid-19 is not a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010 (EA). Section 10 of the EA says that a…
Flexible Working in Walsh v Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
An employee has the right to make a flexible working request after the completion of 26 weeks continuous service. The legislation requires an employer to deal with any request within…
Vista Launches New Resource Hub for HR Professionals
Hello, HR community! We’ve been listening to your feedback, and we’ve just launched a brand-new resource hub for HR professionals. Everything on the hub will support HR teams in building…
Remote hearings: How to prepare for a remote tribunal hearing
We’re head on into another year where remote hearings will be a mainstay of HR professionals and employment lawyers’ lives. We’ve been representing our clients nationally in this way for…
Working from Home Anxiety
Remote working during the Coronavirus pandemic has delivered fresh challenges for management and for employees. In this series of blogs, (more here), we are going to look at some of…
Remote Working: I Don’t Feel Part of my Team
Remote working during the Coronavirus pandemic has delivered fresh challenges for management and for employees. In this series of blogs, (more here), we look at some of the key concerns…
Remote Working: I Can’t Switch Off
Remote working during the Coronavirus pandemic has delivered fresh challenges for management and for employees. In this series of blogs, (more here), we look at some of the key concerns…