Edinburgh Great Run – 10km, Sunday 3rd May
May 7th, 2009Having tirelessly trained for the impending 10km on Sunday just gone, I successfully achieved a time of 1 hour and 21 seconds! A great feat considering I had not […] Continue Reading…
Long Service Rewards and Age Discrimination Legislation
May 5th, 2009Rewarding employees for long-service has remained a grey area for many employers and HR practitioners due to the introduction of age discrimination regulations in October 2006. The regulations state […] Continue Reading…
MsC Placement at Gravitate HR
April 24th, 2009As part of the Human Resources Management Masters course at Napier University in Edinburgh, students have to go on a three week placement with a local business. I was […] Continue Reading…
Can a company safely hire someone on a self-employed basis rather than taking the person on as an employee?
April 17th, 2009In the current economic climate some companies might be tempted to hire independent contractors on a self-employed basis rather than hiring staff as employees. The advantages and flexibility seem […] Continue Reading…
Employment Tribunal Statistics
April 16th, 2009Each year, the Employment Tribunal Services provide statistics summarising the number of claims that have been brought to tribunal (both successful and unsuccessful), what the jurisdiction of each claim […] Continue Reading…
Gravitate HR Spring Newsletter
March 27th, 2009Welcome to the second edition of Gravitate HR’s quarterly newsletter. Each edition will detail up and coming legal changes, implications for your organisation and Gravitate […] Continue Reading…
Appraisals get a fresh perspective
March 25th, 2009Annual appraisals have been given a makeover for some of our clients by seeing performance through different perspectives. This was achieved by using 360 degree feedback surveys, which […] Continue Reading…
Discriminatory Taunt!
March 18th, 2009A female employee won a sex discrimination claim accusing her boss of bullying and harassment towards because of her ‘hormonal state at work’. A series of taunts, including calling […] Continue Reading…
Employment Law March 2009 - Disability Discrimination and Reasonable Adjustments
March 11th, 2009I have been carrying out some research into recent case law around disability discrimination. Disability legislation is a minefield and, if not followed correctly, could result in uncapped compensation […] Continue Reading…
Employment Law Update January 2009
January 26th, 2009Some recent employment cases….
Justifying the Handling of Alcohol in Religious Discrimination case
Ahmed v Tesco Stores Ltd 2008
A Muslim employee of Tesco’s claimed he was discriminated against under the Employment […] Continue Reading…