But what if there was a serious incident between staff members? Would their employer be legally responsible for that? Clive Bellman was a sales manager for Northampton Recruitment and was seriously injured in an assault after the firm’s 2011 Christmas Party. What had happened was that a small group of senior staff left the venue after the […]
Pregnancy and new motherhood are times of great joy and great responsibility. A pregnant woman or new mother is responsible not only for her own physical and financial wellbeing, but for the physical and financial wellbeing of her child. Therefore, when a woman is reprimanded or terminated by her employer for being pregnant or becoming […]
We have gotten in touch with Luca Daffra, who informs us on appropriate internet use during work hours and how companies can handle cases regarding internet use. What are the advantages of outlining a policy for internet use in the workplace? It is essential in many respects to outline a policy on the use of […]
Pleading ignorance is may not be sufficient, and it essentially ratifies a harasser’s discriminatory conduct.Silvia Stanciu at Phillips & Associates outlines everything you need to know on the matter: why racism manifests in the workplace; common telltale signs; options available to employees; and, how employers should handle racial discrimination. What is race discrimination, and how […]
Letting your staff go is never an easy process and undergoing staff cutbacks drag along extra stress and worry, especially for your employees. With it often being presented with high emotion and upset, it is of paramount importance that everything is done correctly, in order to ensure you will face prosecution or liability. With economic […]
With sexual harassment being a focal point in 2018, what is on the horizon for 2019, regarding workplace harassment? There is no specific new workplace harassment legislation expected in 2019 and it’s impossible to predict what the focus will be in terms of appeals against existing case law, or social equality movements such as #MeToo. […]
When would you advise businesses to begin looking for talent outside of the US? What should be their first consideration when deciding to make that jump? Businesses should work closely with their Human Resource (HR) departments to identify and to forecast their current and future talent needs. Once they have identified their talent gaps, they […]
Since the California Supreme Court’s April 30, 2018 decision in (Dynamex), which set a new standard for determination of employee/independent contractor worker classification in the context of California Wage Orders, there has been a good deal of speculation and prediction about the potentially negative impact of the decision on the Gig economy and the freelancing […]
Tullio Capasso gives a brief introduction into employment discrimination disputes, especially those involving skilled immigrants. As a specialist dealing with a wide variety of employment discrimination disputes, would you say that there are any sectors that are more susceptible to such disputes? I would say that any sector that indicates that race, ethnicity, religion, age […]
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