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Taking a few extra seconds before any car journey could help to minimise the risk of injury to the driver and any passengers. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is urging vehicle travellers to “Do the Headrest Test” and protect themselves, by ensuring that their headrests are in the correct position. This is APIL’s …
Mental health continues to be misunderstood and stigmatised. We aim here to correct some misconceptions by busting myths about mental health and employment. Myth – A disabled person is someone in a wheelchair. Fact – The definition of disability in The Equality Act 2010 covers physical and mental impairments. This of course includes people in …
Mental Health is one of the major health challenges in Scotland and in the workplace. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about mental health. According to findings by the Scottish Government, it is estimated that 1 in 3 people are affected by a mental health problem each year. The Scottish Government has promised …
Background Should workers receive payment for sleep-in shifts? You may have read our previous article on this subject which was written around the Summer of 2017. The full article can be accessed by clicking here. Since writing this article, the case of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake has been taken to the Court of Appeal. In …
Introduction If an employee has been in continuous employment in the UK for over two years and they believe they have been unfairly dismissed, they have the right to pursue a claim for unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal. Employers are required to follow a fair disciplinary procedure, usually involving stages of warnings, before they …
With the introduction of GDPR, there has been a large focus upon personal data recently. A huge area of risk is with email. The majority of people now use emails on a daily basis, both personally and professionally and they become so second nature that we can forget the risks that may be associated with …
In November 2017, Grigor & Young ran a promotion, agreeing to donate £100 from each fee for preparation of a Will to Moray Foodbank. In 2016, Moray Foodbank’s charitable work allowed them to help in excess of 2,000 people in Moray. This is an essential service in alleviating the effects of food poverty. The Foodbank …
With the FIFA World Cup upon us, we felt it necessary to illustrate some challenges from an employment law perspective. Our goal with this article is to provide some advice to employers so they know the score when it comes to World Cup issues. (We promise to keep the football puns to a minimum!).
