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According to results from the 2nd European Opinion Poll on Occupational Safety and Health on behalf of the European Agency for Safety and Health and Work, work related stress is a major concern for employees across Europe. 80% of workers taking part in the survey believe there will be an increase in the number of employees suffering from work related stress over the next five years.
According
Blog Article | Last updated: 27/03/2012 16:33:00
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Redundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissal. However in order to be actually fair a fair procedure must followed and the dismissal must be within the band of reasonable responses open to the employer. A fair procedure will usually involve, as a minimum, the employer:
Identifying a reasonable pool of employees who are at risk of redundancy;
Consulting with the at risk employees;
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Blog Article | Last updated: 27/02/2012 11:52:00
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Train driver Darrin Thomas took 134 days of sick in less than two years because he suffered from Asthma.
His former employers Southeastern Trains dismissed him for poor attendance after his sick leave amounted to a quarter of his working time over the 22 month period.
The Tribunal found that Mr Thomas's asthma amounted to a disability and that his dismissal was discriminatory. This was despite
Blog Article | Last updated: 16/02/2012 10:42:00
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Reports on the BBC Website today say that Fabio Capello may be in breach of his contract having expressed to Italian TV Channel RAI that he found the FA's decision to force Terry to step down as Captain unfair.
Capello stated "I have spoken to the [FA] chairman and I have said that in my opinion one cannot be punished until it is official and the court - a non-sport court, a civil court - had ma
Blog Article | Last updated: 06/02/2012 17:28:00
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The employee, Adrian Ruda who was from Poland, worked at an engineering company in Wakefield in 2007. In 2010 he brought a number of claims against the company, including race discrimination and sexual orientation discrimination. The basis of his race claim was that the nickname given to him by his colleagues of "Borat", a character from Kazakhstan created by Sacha Baron Cohen of Ali G fame, was less favourable treatment because of his nationality.
The Leeds Employment Tribunal rejected the majority of his complaints, finding that the Claimant was "less than persuasive and less than honest". They did however uphold his complaint that the nickname was racially discriminatory. This, according to the Tribunal, amounted to racial harassment as it created a degrading and humiliating working environment for him. This was despite the Claimant not raising any complaint in 2007 when the nickname was used, and even replying to his colleagues with Borat's catchphrase "I love you".
Blog Article | Last updated: 24/08/2011 15:24:00
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Over the past few months, Buddy has blogged about beliefs in combating climate change and banning fox hunting being deemed philosophical beliefs by the Tribunals and so warranting protection under anti discrimination legislation. This week a Claimant has tried to persuade the Tribunal that her belief in "consensual slavery" should be given the same status.
The Claimant, a former North and East Herts Health Authority midwife, claimed that she had been dismissed for wearing an emblem of her belief in BDSM (bondage, discipline, sado-masochistic) in the form of a silver collar. She argued that her lifestyle constituted a genuine philosophical belief. This was disputed by her former employer, who disputed both that her belief should be protected under the legislation and also argued that if it was the PCP of banning her from wearing the collar was justified as a health and safety concern.
Blog Article | Last updated: 16/08/2011 17:10:00
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According to a poll by recruitment website Monster, almost 3 in 4 workers (69%) would not inform bosses if they felt a colleague was not performing. 58% of respondents to the survey would instead try to help their friend improve their work. A further 11% replied that if their boss did notice it was not their concern.
The remaining 31% of employees however reported that they would inform their employer of underperformance, with reasons given ranging from ruthless - including to get ahead of their colleague - or supportive - to make their team more successful.
Charles Purdy, a career expert for Monster, has said of the survey's results: "There are people who will be ambitious, or even ruthless, in reporting colleagues to the boss. but warns "Employers should be most wary of the fairly high number that wouldn't do anything unless the boss noticed the under-performance. It points to the fact that employers need to make sure they implement effective and on-going training programs for staff, and conduct regular 360 degree reviews to judge performance and spot issues early."
Buddy had a number of documents available for employers whose employees are underperforming, including: a poor performance factsheet, a checklist, and guidance notes; template letters for each stage of a performance improvement process; and a capability policy to name a few. These can be accessed by full members by clicking on the Poor Performance tab in the HR Resources section of the site.
Blog Article | Last updated: 15/08/2011 15:47:00
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Employmentbuddy has today published a new factsheet on the Bribery Act 2010, which comes into force on 1 July 2011.
Please visit the Discipline and Grievance section of Buddy`s HR Resources or simply click here to download this helpful documen
Blog Article | Last updated: 16/05/2011 15:03:00
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When so called "fit notes" were introduced last year it was hoped that they would result in a decrease in sickness absence levels. A survey by the CBI of 223 employers published this week shows that they have failed to achieve this, and
Blog Article | Last updated: 13/05/2011 10:43:00
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In recent years, there has been a huge growth in popularity of social media such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter etc. However, at what point do these virtual communities move from being purely personal spaces, where individuals can express themselves,
Blog Article | Last updated: 20/04/2011 12:35:00
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