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Jemma Brimblecombe
27 January 2012
Managing your workforce: Getting your business in shape for the Olympic Games 2012
With only 6 months to go until the start of the Olympic Games in London this summer, how advanced are your plans for dealing with the impact of the Games on your workforce? You don’t want to be left lagging behind at the starting block, whilst your competitors are already half way round the race track in terms of planning for the impact the Games will have on their business and staff.
24 November 2011
Motherhood and Apple Pie - what can the UK learn from the US about working families?
As Thanksgiving is being celebrated by US families today, it is worth reflecting on a substantive survey published by the US Working Mother Research Institute recently, in conjunction with Ernst & Young, about “What Moms Choose”. As we know, invariably working mothers in the UK face similar issues to our sisters across the pond. So what are the key lessons British employers can learn from this US survey in order to retain working mothers and attract stay at home career-orientated mothers back into the workforce?
23 November 2011
Setting the agenda for the resolution of employment disputes in the future – Vince Cable speech to the EEF this morning
The Secretary of State’s speech this morning setting the blueprint for what is being described as one of the biggest shakeups of employment law in a generation is very much to be welcomed. In one sense it brings to an end much of the pretty absurd and unnecessary speculation around what the Government would actually be proposing as a way forward for the reform of our system of workplace disputes. The selective leaks were helping nobody, and just created a climate of uncertainty.
17 November 2011
Employers beware of mistaken belief that employees are not entitled to work in the UK
The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case of Okuoimose v City Facilities Management (UK) Ltd has highlighted the potential risks for employers if they suspend or dismiss an employee on the mistaken belief that the employee is not entitled to reside and work in the UK.
16 November 2011
Fall-out from the Brodie Clark saga – how not to deal with alleged misconduct
I write this before the dust has settled following Brodie Clark’s appearance before the Home Affairs Select committee. This blog doesn’t wish to comment on who knew what or what policy was or was not in force, but the situation is a terrible example of what damage acting before investigating can do. We have been here before with politicians interfering in an employee’s employment when a high profile disaster strikes - does anyone remember Ed Balls’ ill fated meddling in the Sharon Shoesmith case?