Thornber Employment Law Dundee

31/08/2018

Is this good news? Is awareness better? We hope so. Now we need to address the complex issues. Absence for mental health up, while flu and gastro-related sick days fall

Almost a three-quarters of a million more working days were lost in June and July because of mental health-related absence, compared with the same period last year. Sickness absence Short-term sickness absence policy How to deal with an employee with a poor sickness absence record According to analy...

29/08/2018

Employment Tribunals - doing it yourself can be scary and end up costly. As a fully qualified and highly experienced solicitor, I make sure that you get the best outcome possible. https://goo.gl/WTZwvM

27/08/2018

As a keen cyclist, I'd go with this any day -- IOSH urges employers to get on their bikes and embrace cycle to work benefits https://goo.gl/Eboj6L

27/08/2018

Did you know that managing absence in a pro-active way can help improve the performance and well-being of employees. Here's some help with that - https://goo.gl/VTgsZK

24/08/2018

Many employers provide training for free and do not expect any tie-in period or payback from their employees. However, some companies take the pay-back mechanism to extremes. Read more here https://goo.gl/ySC29V

22/08/2018

Absence can be very costly and damaging to business, it costs the UK economy £17 billion + a year. Manage it well and be prepared and it needn't be an issue https://goo.gl/VTgsZK

20/08/2018

I've been contacted a few times very recently about potential redundancy agreements. Always take advice from an HR professional before agreeing to anything - https://goo.gl/pyiqcH

17/08/2018

Did you catch my article last week about training provided by companies and potential pay-back? Might be worth a quick read before you commit. https://goo.gl/ySC29V

15/08/2018

it would seem that recruiting just goes on getting harder and harder. According to Personnel Today competition for job roles has hit a record low. We think that many small business owners could have told them that without a survey. https://goo.gl/f9auZB

13/08/2018

Here are the latest Employee Engagement Trends for 2018. Some of it may make the traditionalists eyes water with the prediction that mobile devices will be more and more in use in the workplace. https://goo.gl/e3yHA7

10/08/2018

Do you wear pants to work at home? More than one in ten (12%) Brits who work from home have done so only in their underwear, rather than usual office attire or smart-casual clothing.

08/08/2018

Training opportunities are great – but watch draconian repayment clauses and long tie-in periods. https://goo.gl/ySC29V See our article