Insights

Employee Rights

April 23, 2024

You can’t have her! The rules on who can and cannot accompany an employee in internal proceedings

The employee’s right to be accompanied at formal disciplinary and grievance proceedings was formally introduced in 1999 and might be thought to be well understood. However, from time to time, queries are still raised as to whether an...

Discrimination Cases

March 4, 2024

What's so special about discrimination cases?

A sensible question but one that has many potential answers! The first key point is that there is no qualifying service requirement to bring a discrimination claim. This is sometimes described as a day one right, however the right to...

Construction Contracts

February 23, 2024

When things go wrong: Oral construction contracts

In an ideal world, parties to construction contracts would spend time carefully mulling over the form of contract, specification and scope of works. They would rush off from site to carefully document agreements regarding additional work...

Employment Law

February 6, 2024

Avoiding employment law issues: A guide for owner managed and small businesses

As an employment law solicitor, I am only too aware of some of the pitfalls facing employers across the private sector. Many of these pitfalls can be avoided however with a little planning and care. So what does my inbox tell me?

Code of Practice

January 15, 2024

New code of practice on fire and rehire

To misquote Heraclitus “the only thing certain in life is change”. This applies equally to the workplace where changes to terms and conditions for many private sector employers can be a matter of business survival.

Employment Law

January 2, 2024

Employment Implications of AI in the workplace

None of us can ignore the impact of AI in the workplace. Love it or loathe it, AI is here to stay! ‍It is clear that there are a number of ways in which the application of AI can save time and money and that there are already a number...