Sometimes Tribunal decisions make you want to go and lie down in a dark room. In this case, according to a report in The Times on Saturday the employee had a terrible attendance record and when he did come in, he didn’t do a great deal. Who wouldn’t get frustrated at that? The manager showedContinue reading “Sigh … Employer loses Tribunal after manager exhales loudly due to an employee’s behaviour. Will need to pay compensation.”
Category Archives: Banter
Organisation wins race discrimination case despite admitting their employee called a black colleague a ‘monkey’. How?
I have spoken several times in my articles about vicarious liability, where employers are responsible for the actions of their employees. This issue is even more precarious for employers following last October’s law change requiring organisations to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent harassment in work. In this case, during an argument in the workplaceContinue reading “Organisation wins race discrimination case despite admitting their employee called a black colleague a ‘monkey’. How? “
Which approach is best when banter goes over the top, formal or informal?
You may be surprised at a HR company saying this but we generally recommend an informal approach to managing banter and behaviour at work when it gets a bit frothy. Clearly this is not the case where serious discrimination has taken place, or where you have received a complaint as these should always be investigatedContinue reading “Which approach is best when banter goes over the top, formal or informal?”