by | May 25, 2010 | All Articles, Employment Law articles, Karen Holden
The Act (as amended) identifies three ways in which an employer might discriminate against a disabled employee.Firstly, by virtue of S.3A(1) by treating him or her, for a reason related to his or her disability, less favourably than he treats employees to whom that...
by | May 25, 2010 | All Articles, Business Start-Up, Karen Holden
You’ve had a great idea for a business; you’ve set yourself up and may even have staff working for you; perhaps you’re now looking for your first premises or your first client seeking professional legal advice at the earliest possible stage will...
by | May 20, 2010 | All Articles, Employment Law articles, Karen Holden
As an employer you have the same responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of home workers as you would for staff based at your premises. Employers have a legal duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees, including homeworkers. Under...
by | May 19, 2010 | All Articles, Employment Law articles, Karen Holden
As you all know treating a person less favourably because of their disability inside the workplace and during the recruitment process is against the law. However, it is not always as clear as people think as to who is disabled. Not all disabilities are obvious. You...
by | May 19, 2010 | All Articles, Dispute articles, Karen Holden
In this day and age you can buy recording devices from high street shops to a standard that even MI5 would be proud of. It is surprisingly easy. However, recording conversations without the participant’s knowledge is essentially considered a breach of that...