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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
10 July 2012
Managing drug misuse in the workplace – do you have the correct policies in place?
A drug and alcohol testing provider recently carried out random workplace drug tests and pre-employment drug tests on behalf of 856 UK employers (with drug misuse policies in place). According to Concateno, the tests showed that at least one in 30 employees has illegal drugs in their system at any point in time, which equates to nearly one million people across the UK workforce.
20 June 2012
The Bribery Act - one year on
The Bribery Act has been in force for almost a year. So far we have not had as many high profile cases and convictions as widely anticipated, although there are investigations and cases taking place, for example involving co-operation between the authorities in the US and here.
19 June 2012
Can you have a second bite at the disciplinary cherry?
From time to time this is a conundrum for employers. You have a disciplinary process culminating in a disciplinary hearing, deliver a punishment and move on. Then you reflect, possibly in the light of new evidence, and think you have been too lenient. Is there anything you can do?
25 May 2012
Employment legislation: The Beecroft Report and key changes in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
The Beecroft Report has been in the news this week, with some heated parliamentary debate and plenty of media comment. For those who have not read the Beecroft Report, it is striking in its brevity, lack of supporting evidence and confusion about the current state of the law. It seems a missed opportunity for the Government which could have proposed some sound and useful changes to Employment Legislation and the Tribunal system. Sensible changes would be welcomed by employers and employees alike.
16 May 2012
Employment Law: The Queen’s Speech – Damp squib or important sign that times are a-changin’
When I was a boy I used to love reading Sherlock Holmes. This year’s Queen’s Speech reminded me very much of the celebrated passage in Silver Blaze, where Holmes unearthed an important factor in a case. “Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” he was asked. “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time” he replied. “The dog did nothing in the night-time.” came the response. “That was the curious incident”, famously retorted Sherlock Holmes.