We’re looking for a PA / admin assistant to support our team of three employment lawyers. This is a brand new role so would suit someone with experience who would relish the opportunity to implement and maintain office procedures. The role is part time (up to 20 hours per week) with rate of pay negotiable… Continue Reading »
Those of you with social media profiles will most likely have seen lots of photographs of children in their new school uniforms posted by friends and family over the last few days. No doubt many parents took a day or half day off work this week to take a child to their first day at… Continue Reading »
Most contracts of employment contain probationary period clauses. It is common for contracts to contain a provision that the first three or six months in employment is considered to be a probationary period. If the employee proves satisfactory during the probationary period, the employment is confirmed. If there is still some doubt at the end… Continue Reading »
Very often we will be asked to advise on issues that have been ongoing for quite some time. We recognise that it is often difficult to deal with concerns over performance or minor conduct matters. Very few people relish having difficult conversations. However, issues such as a lack of attention to detail, poor timekeeping, a below… Continue Reading »
Last week we hosted another enjoyable training session, this time on “employment contracts”. Our next session is on 23rd May is aimed at educating employers regarding how to prevent acts of discrimination and harassment in the workplace and how, if an employee is discriminated against or harassed by a colleague, the employer can escape liability…. Continue Reading »
Welcome to the latest edition of Mark’s Monthly. This week we kicked off our training programme with a morning looking at “Employment Law Essentials”. We had a great morning with a full house of delegates from a wide range of organisations. If you’re interested in our next session on “Employment Contracts”, when we’ll look at… Continue Reading »
We’re looking for an enthusiastic employment lawyer to join our growing team. The successful candidate will be a qualified Solicitor or Barrister with a minimum of 1 years’ experience in advising on employment law. An ability to form strong relationships with clients and colleagues will be just as important as the ability to deliver excellent employment… Continue Reading »
Welcome to the last Mark’s Monthly of 2016. Is it too early to say “Happy Christmas”? It probably is but with the first doors of the advent calendars having been opened and the school nativity play having already taken place, we’re feeling rather festive already in the Mason house. In this last article of 2016,… Continue Reading »
When is your “self employed contractor” actually a worker? In the case of Aslam, Farrar and Others -V- Uber, an English Employment Tribunal has ruled that two drivers who provide services to Uber are ‘workers’ within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Uber is part of the “gig economy”, which is essentially a… Continue Reading »
Equality law applies whatever the size of your organisation, whatever sector you work in or whether or not you use any formal processes or forms to help you make decisions. An employer, is legally responsible for acts of discrimination, harassment and victimisation carried out by its workers in the course of their employment. It does… Continue Reading »