What if a former employee becomes a threat?

The good news is that employers have a right to expect former employees to behave reasonably, and they generally do even if they leave under a cloud. The bad news is that if they don’t it can be a long, complicated and expensive process to tackle their unreasonable behaviour. You would think that if aContinue reading “What if a former employee becomes a threat?”

Unfair dismissal rights from day one, increased union powers, and banning ‘fire and rehire’. The government is not hanging around on employment law!

Earlier this week we described how the government is set to announce their bill on increased employee rights later this month, with changes they describe as “the biggest reforms to workers’ rights in a generation”.  This is a flagship Labour policy that is being spearheaded by the deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. In addition toContinue reading “Unfair dismissal rights from day one, increased union powers, and banning ‘fire and rehire’. The government is not hanging around on employment law!”

Can employers insist that employees have the Covid vaccine?

Clearly the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine is great news, and the government should be proud of their efforts ensuring that the UK’s programme is one of the best in the world. Let’s hope it isn’t derailed by our European friends’ threats of protectionism and export bans which are wrong on so many levels inContinue reading “Can employers insist that employees have the Covid vaccine?”