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Sleeping at work Should an employee get paid for sleeping on the job? When answering this question most people would likely say ‘no’, on impulse. The idea of being paid to sleep just does not sound quite right. For those of us in 9-5 jobs, getting caught by your boss sleeping at work would land you …
Social media in the workplace Social media is a powerful tool in today’s society. Most of us will now have a Facebook, Twitter, or some other form of social media account and some will use these portals regularly to communicate their thoughts and feelings on day to day events. When it comes to employment, social media …
On 27 July 2017, the Supreme Court quashed the Westminster Government’s 2013 order which introduced the requirement for claimants to pay fees (of up to £1,200) to raise Employment Tribunal (ET) claims. Scottish judge, Lord Reed, giving the leading judgment of the court, declared that the imposition of fees was preventing access to justice and …
An introduction The Queen’s speech was delivered on 21st June 2017. The speech contained a number of implications for employment law. In her speech the Queen referred to making further progress in relation to the gender pay gap. On average, women in Scotland earn £182.90 per week less than men. The gender pay gap in …
In his book, “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion”, Dr Robert Cialdini tells the story of a nurse who got written instructions from a doctor to treat a person who was complaining of a sore ear. Administer medicine in R ear. The tale continues with the nurse apparently misreading the last two “words” of that direction. …
What was the case about? In Charlesworth v Dransfields Engineering Services Ltd UKEAT/0197/16/JOJ, the employment appeal tribunal considered whether making an employee redundant following long term illness due to cancer amounted to disability discrimination. The legal background A definition of discrimination can be found in the Equality Act 2010. In general terms an employer cannot treat …
Every year in the UK, we dump about 50 million tonnes of waste in the ground. This would be enough to fill a football stadium like Hampden Park to the brim – 50 times over! A landfill site at Dunbar in East Lothian takes much of Edinburgh’s rubbish and it has won awards for its high …
If the question is whether we would like to live to be at least 80 years old, most people’s answer would be “yes”. That’s certainly the response neuroscientist and novelist, Lisa Genova, received from the TED conference audience she asked in April 2017. We all have a hopeful expectation of living into old age. Lisa …
