Can an Organisation Stop Romantic Relationships at Work?

Can an Organisation Stop Romantic Relationships at Work? A number of questions have been asked in the last few weeks about what to do when romantic relationships occur at work and what companies should be doing about it. What are the relevant legal rules around this...

Top Questions for June 2019

Top Questions for June 2019 A visual summary of the top questions fielded by DLP Advisers in June 2019. Click image to enlarge The top questions in June were… TUPE – 33% Sickness – 25% Welfare – 16% Contractual Terms – 13% Disciplinary...

Should Our Company Have a Disability Policy?

Should Our Company Have a Disability Policy? We were asked recently whether a company needs to have a specific disability policy in place. Answer Our advice would be No this is not required. There can never be a specific policy on this due to the diversity of issues...

Flexible Working FAQs

Flexible Working FAQs With more and more people requesting to work flexibly, we wanted to answer some of your general questions on the topic. As always, feel free contact us if you have any specific questions not listed below. Each case may always be slightly...

When Companies Fail to Follow Occupational Health Advice

When Companies Fail to Follow Occupational Health Advice An employee with autism has won a claim for indirect discrimination after the company failed to make reasonable adjustments to prevent him from feeling “overwhelmed” in the office environment. An employment...

Termination of Employment (Within Probation)

Termination of Employment (Within Probation) Sometimes the sad reality of operating a business or organisation and recruiting new employees, requires the termination of someone’s employment within probation. As most of our members will be aware, advising termination...