Tribunal Tale – Social Media Misconduct
n the case of The British Waterways Board, Trading as Scottish Canals v Smith, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the employer had fairly dismissed an employee who had posted derogatory comments on Facebook about his employer, his colleagues… Legal Issues – New ACAS Discrimination Guides and Employment Tribunal fees challenge rejected
New ACAS discrimination guides:
ACAS has launched new practical advice to help employers identify, tackle and prevent discrimination in the workplace. The new Equality guides focus on:
Equality and Discrimination: understand the basics – outlines the fundamentals of what employers,… HR Issues – The End of Appraisals
Has appraisal as we know it had its day?
A report published by The Times newspaper on 29th July 2015, claims that two thirds of organisations plan to radically change their performance appraisal schemes and a further 1 in 20… Ask the Expert – Coming to work smelling of alcohol
Question
One of our employees has come to work smelling of alcohol. Can we dismiss him?
Answer
Do you have an alcohol policy in place or does your disciplinary policy deal with such matters? If so, you should firstly look…