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8th September 2021
Many employers have seen a reduction in sickness instances over the last sixteen months of the pandemic; furlough, flexible working and operating from home are significant contributing factors to this positive development. A more fluid approach to work continues to improve the physical and mental well-being of the employee, and innovations in the support offered […]
4th August 2021
Collective bargaining describes the process by which workers negotiate terms of employment, through their union representatives; unions will most likely pre-negotiate, before negotiating and attempting to reach contractual agreement on a particular matter. This process is pro-employee and certainly gives a voice to workers in the betterment of their wages and working conditions. As well […]
1st July 2021
CGD Europe, a subsidiary of the Centre for Global Development decided not to renew Maya Forstater’s visiting fellow contract and offered no further consultancy work, following an investigation into a series of tweets that expressed her views on gender. In 2019 she lodged a discrimination claim which the ET dismissed, finding that her comments were […]
10th June 2021
Sam Pawson and Ciara Scanlon have taken part in a skydive to support their colleague Gaia Hinchliffe who was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in July 2020. Thankfully, Gaia entered full remission in late October and we wish her all the best for the future. Sam and Ciara are integral members of the Lighthouse employment law […]
2nd June 2021
HR leaders are in the midst of designing a new future for the HR function and different models or thought processes are required if HR is to remain relevant, going forward. The default position of many organisations in these times is to please the owner or shareholders (rather than the worker), which decreases the ability […]
12th May 2021
Last month in Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley & Others, the Supreme Court found that the claimants (mostly women working in supermarkets) were entitled to compare themselves for equal pay purposes with employees (mostly men) working within Asda Distribution Centres (“DC”). A ‘valid comparator’ is a critical stage in establishing the basis for a successful […]
7th April 2021
When is an employee deemed effectively trained in employment policies and procedures? An excellent sense check is to imagine the worst-case scenario played out in any particular area, then examining whether the training expectation is actually being fulfilled properly. Is it a fluid, progressive programme that facilitates colleagues to live, breathe and keep up to […]
11th March 2021
Bestselling self-development books such as The Four-Hour Work Week (T Ferriss) and Beach Money (J Adler) aim to promote and recommend the freedom and flexibility of working time. They also make a compelling argument for breaking down geographical boundaries of where an employee should work. The development of technology and improved internet in most locations […]
10th February 2021
Millions of workers with younger children have reprised the role of home-schooler or learning facilitator for the January lockdown – and many are beginning to feel the strain. March 2020 offered a vanilla experience of home education for temporary school closures; the novelty was palpable while families baked bread, exercised with Joe Wicks and crafted […]