Sally Davenport continues her series on employment law and holidays (the first part is here). Employment law and holidays After last weekend’s glorious sunshine, can the bank holiday weekend possibly be as good? Probably not, but in anticipation of an extra lazy day in the garden or on the beach, I thought it might be…
Sally Davenport looks at a topical issue Holiday problems in employment law Having already decided to do a series of articles on holidays and time off work due to a number of recent developments in this area of employment law, I could hardly miss the opportunity to address the current crisis in the skies and…
Employee fitness for work Today, 6 April 2010, sees the introduction of the new employee “fit note”, or to give it its full name, Statement of Fitness for Work. Under the old sick note system, the employee’s GP would either state that the employee need not refrain from work or state that the employee should…
Having set up my firm just as the full force of the “credit crunch” started to be felt, I have repeatedly been consulted by clients who have found themselves out of work for the first time in their lives. In many cases, harsh though it may appear to the dismissed employee, I have to advise…
