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Fast Track Acas Settlements

26th April 2013

Over the years, we have dealt with Acas to settle employment tribunal claims on many occasions and generally our experience has been good. They provide a very useful service in helping Claimants and Respondent discuss the possibility of settlement without any comment on the merits of the case. Once a settlement has been reached in […]

Shark wrestling and the perils of employment

13th March 2013

There were a lot of stories in the news this week about Welsh charity worker Paul Marshallsea, who was dismissed after his bosses saw footage of him wrestling a shark in Australia while he was off work with stress. Could this be a fair reason for dismissal? From what we can gather from various news […]

Can a woman take paternity leave?

31st August 2012

This week, we have been joined by my 15 year old step son doing some work experience through school. One of the tasks that I set him was to write a blog. I asked him to answer the question of whether a woman can take paternity leave, as I thought it might challenge some assumptions. […]

Get Ahead of the Games for Employers in London

16th July 2012

Less than two weeks to go until the start of the Olympic games (27 July -12 August) and the Paralympics (29 August – 9 September). Transport for London on behalf of the Olympic Delivery Authority, the Department for Transport, the Highways Agency, National Rail and the Mayor of London have published a website full of practical […]

Planning for the Olympics

19th June 2012

Unless you are completely disconnected from the TV, radio and news media, you will know that the Olympics 2012 is almost upon us. With the opening ceremony on 27th July and the closing ceremony on 12th August, it is likely that there will be a number of employees wanting to watch their national team compete […]

TUPE Service Provision Change

29th May 2012

Over Easter we helped a charity deal with the repercussions of having lost a tender for a project. At the time of the tender, our client was the service provider for the project and had a team of employees specifically employed to provide the services. Unfortunately, our client was not successful in its bid for […]

Building a NEST…..

25th May 2012

Amanda attended a talk this morning given by Scott Snedden of Balmoral Asset Management Ltd on the introduction of NEST (National Employment Savings Trust) pensions from October 2012. NEST is an automatic enrolment pension scheme for UK employers of any size. The talk was a timely reminder that we all need to get organised over […]

Do you need to give your people a day off for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee?

17th May 2012

As most of you are aware the Queen is giving us one extra bank holiday on 5 June 2012 for her Diamond Jubilee. Do you need to give the day off to your people? A bit of history first: when the right to holiday pay was introduced by the Working Time Regulations in 1998, it […]

Florizel Media gives EmployEase a Blogspot

30th April 2012

Pauline Randall of Florizel Media very kindly offered us the opportunity to be a guest writer on her blog. You can find it here: http://florizelmedia.com/2012/04/facebook-and-social-media-saving-on-the-cost-of-private-investigator/ Florizel Media helps businesses make the most of social media. They can advise how new social media can fit your business and your customers and suggest a strategy that makes […]

Free HR/Employment Law Surgery in Fife

17th April 2012

The next monthly Impact 21 HR/Employment Law surgery takes place tomorrow morning, 18th April 2012 in the Kirkcaldy Business Incubator. The support service offers Fife businesses a free half hour consultation with qualified HR/employment law professionals on any employment or human resource related issue. Operating on a monthly basis the location will rotate between Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy […]