Working with Dementia
Dementia Awareness Week 30 May to 5 June 2022
Dementia is often mistaken as something which happens when we get older, but it’s…
Employment
Employment Law Webinar | Hybrid Working & How to make it work
As Covid-19 restrictions have eased, many organisations have progressed from fully working at home to welcoming employees back to the…
Are Employees Entitled to the Extra Bank Holidays for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee?
On the 6th of February this year Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years…
Queen’s Speech 2022: Employment Law overview
On 10 May 2022 the Queen’s speech was delivered by HRH The Prince of Wales standing in for the monarch, who missed the ceremony for the…
What should employers learn this Mental Health Awareness Week?
Mental Health Awareness Week 9-15 May, this year’s theme is ‘Loneliness’
Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness…
Employment Law Webinar | Mental Health in the Workplace
With one in four people in the UK likely to be affected by mental ill health at some stage in their lives, employers need to be able to…
How to make Health & Safety a Priority for your Business
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) marks its World Day for Safety and Health at Work on or around the 28th of April each year.…
Employment Law Webinar | Employment Law Update
Find out about the latest updates in employment law and be sure that your organisation is up-to-date…
The P&O saga continues…
As a result of P&O’s disastrous handling of the firing of over 800 staff without notice, the controversial Chief Executive Peter…
P&O backlash after 800 staff fired without notice
The backlash against P&O Ferries has been swift and fierce after the firm apparently sacked 800 staff by video message without any…
Can Employees Refuse to Return to the Workplace Post-Pandemic?
With the remaining COVID 19 restrictions set to be lifted in Scotland from 21st March 2022, it is important to think about what this means…
Employment Law Webinar | Managing Organisational Changes in the Workplace
When your organisation needs to adapt to new circumstances, your workforce may also need to transform, both in its size and how people do…
Kicked out – how animal abuse could end your career
A video showing West Ham United footballer, Kurt Zouma, attacking one of his pet cats attracted huge media attention and significant public…
Employment Law Webinar | Protecting Your Brand
Brand is crucial to any business owner. From name and slogan to your logo or even colour, these can all be associated with your brand.…
No jab, no job
With the prospect of employees returning to the office on a more permanent basis now that most of the Covid-related restrictions we have…
Why so blue?
Not long ago we were enjoying the festive period, fairy lights brightened up the dark nights, and we were setting good intentions and…
New Year’s Resolutions? Try Thorntons’ Training Workshops to Get Your HR House in Order
With 2021 thankfully behind us and as we return – slowly – to post-pandemic life both at work and at home, our New Year’s Resolutions for…
Fear of Covid was not a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010
The Employment Tribunal in Manchester has delivered what is thought to be one of the first decisions on Covid and whether a fear of…
When raising vexatious grievances leads to dismissal
From time to time an employer may face multiple grievances from an employee, with the employee refusing to engage with the grievance…
What’s new in employment law in 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many anticipated employment law reforms to be put on hold over the last 18 months. Notwithstanding the…
Temporary extension for fit notes
If you blinked you may have missed it, but the UK government has introduced a temporary amendment to the statutory sick pay rules to…