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National Fertility Awareness Week 2025 - Every Voice, Every Journey
Lydia Holland
28 April 2021
Whistleblowing in the financial services sector – back in focus
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently launched a whistleblowing campaign, “In confidence, with confidence”, encouraging individuals working within the financial services sector to come forward and raise any concerns they have regarding potential wrongdoing, emphasising its commitment to protecting their identity and an increase in both resources and training at the FCA. The FCA also commits to create a report about all concerns which have been expressed and to provide updates to a whistleblower every 3 months if so requested.
28 April 2021
Are bonus payments at an employer’s discretion?
In light of a recent EAT ruling, Nadjia Zychowicz and Eugenie Freeman discuss whether a high-performing employee should be awarded a bonus if the business is at risk of insolvency.
28 April 2021
What are the alternatives to compulsory redundancy?
With many employers under significant pressure to cut costs, Moira Campbell outlines some possible options to consider other than reducing staff headcount.
13 April 2021
The importance of seeking support from your employer when going through a divorce
The breakdown of a relationship is a challenging and stressful time, even when you and your partner are on relatively good terms.
There are a number of support services we recommend to help manage the strain which comes with relationship breakdown and the significant changes to your and your children’s circumstances. People often go first to friends and family and then perhaps to a lawyer, counsellor or financial advisor. Many people do not feel comfortable talking to their employer about their circumstances and in this blog, we explore how it can be important from both a personal as well as family law and employment law perspectives.
29 March 2021
Should businesses scrap unconscious bias training?
Equality and diversity training initiatives have received a considerable amount of negative attention recently. In December 2020, the government announced its intention to scrap unconscious bias training for civil servants. Since then, there have been press reports of senior managers allegedly claiming that unconscious bias does not exist and the training is just ‘virtue signalling’ and a waste of money.
So does this mean employers should now bin their diversity training? I don't believe so.