Send in the Clowns The recent story of an Advertising Executive in Australia who was made redundant and brought a clown into his consultations brings to the foray the need to discuss proper protocol. The clown during these consultations was doing everything from...
Top Questions for October 2019 A visual summary of the top questions fielded by DLP Advisors in October 2019. Click image to enlarge Additional Reading DLP Legal Wins Employment Tribunal for Hairdresser Employment Law, Featured Posts, HRRuling for hairdresser...
Question of the Month: Vegetarianism Is vegetarianism a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010? Answer No, held an employment tribunal in Conisbee v Crossley Farms Ltd. The Claimant brought a claim of discrimination on the grounds of religion and...
Fireworks in the Office! Workplace bullying and toxic work environments Workplace bullying is the second most pervasive workplace issue in the UK, after stress, according to the TUC. A quarter of workers had been bullied in the last five years, a University of...
Obesity! Disability? We had a number of queries recently from clients asking whether Obesity is classed as a disability. Obviously we are aware that obesity is a critical issue in the UK at the moment and about a quarter of the adult population in the UK are...
Question of the Month: References We received several questions this month about what references employers should and shouldn’t provide for employees who have now left your business. So we answered the most common questions… Do I have to provide a reference? An...
