Flexible working is still often seen solely as a benefit for part-time working mothers with young children. However, a new guide for managers, published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, shows how employers in many different sectors are gaining better business results from making alternative work patterns widely available to employees. A medium-sized engineering…
There have been calls for the resignation of the Chief Executive of Eurostar. To me, they seem misplaced. Yes, he’s the head and public face of an organisation that has failed about a hundred thousand people at a very important time, but, if he goes, what good would that do and who would take his…
Injury stricken Manchester United are rumoured to be appraoching the out of contract (or unemployed) Sol Campbell. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has only one first team defender available at present and has resorted to playing numerous players out of position (albeit successfully) to fill the gap. Although this cannot carry on long term. Ex…
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In August 2005, News of the World sports reporter Matt Driscoll was asked to “stand up” a tip that Arsenal were going to play in purple shirts. He didn’t and the story appeared in The Sun. The Stratford employment tribunal found that, from this point, Mr Driscoll was subjected to intense scrutiny and he started…
Climate change is in the news with the furore caused by the publication of emails from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit which have been seized on as suggesting that scientists have deliberately overstated the extent of man-made climate change and a recent survey which suggests that more than half the public don’t…
Employers often voice concerns about the costs incurred in defending employent claims taking into account that tribunals rarely make costs orders against unsuccessful claimants. Tribunal have a discretion to order costs where they are of the opinion that the party (in bringing the proceedings) or the party or their representative (in conducting proceedings) has acted…