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What is the difference between a worker who is an employee and one who is not?
An employee is an individual employed under a contract of employment. A worker who is not an employee works under a contract whereby the individual "undertakes to do or perform personally any work or services for another party to the contract whose status is not …...
Can employers be held liable for harassment that takes place during a work-related social event?
Employers can be held vicariously liable for discriminatory acts by employees - even if the event is held off site and out of normal working hours. The claim most likely to arise is probably sexual harassment, but employers should be aware that, under the Equality Act...
Top UK firms failing to increase boardroom diversity, study shows
Britain’s largest companies are failing to improve the ethnic diversity of their boardrooms, according to a study that found the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic executives fell over the past year. The total number of BAME board members, both executive and...
Six rules all employers should follow during the office Christmas party season!
For some businesses, the annual office Christmas party can become a breeding ground for embarrassing and poorly judged decisions, which, in the worst cases, can result in a person's demotion or them being fired. What may seem like harmless fun can, after a few glasses...
How to spot modern slavery, and what to do
Modern slavery is taking place in plain sight across London's high streets. It involves workers being owned by an 'employer' who uses mental or physical abuse to control them. Victims are are often dehumanised and bought and sold as 'property'. Their freedoms are...
Can an employer ask a prospective employee to fill in a medical questionnaire?
An employer can ask a prospective employee to complete a medical questionnaire, but only after it has made them a job offer and only if it complies with data protection requirements. Section 60(1) of the Equality Act 2010 prohibits employers from asking job applicants...
One third of UK employees have never received a Christmas bonus
One third (33%) of employees in the UK have never received a Christmas bonus, according to research by Hawk Incentives. The online poll, which canvassed the views of 1,500 respondents in November 2019, also found that nearly three-quarters (73%) are not expecting any...
Women excel at emotional intelligence – or do they?
Christine Lagarde, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, famously said: "If Lehman Brothers had been a bit more Lehman Sisters, we would not have had the degree of tragedy that we had as a result of what happened". She was talking here about...
Mental health ‘biggest wellbeing challenge facing businesses’
Almost half of employers (49%) believe mental health is the biggest health and wellbeing challenge facing businesses, research shows. The poll from Towergate Health & Protection found the majority of organisations proactively make provisions to support the mental...
Party mistletoe poses harassment risk
Recruiters have been warned that they may want to keep last year’s mistletoe in the decorations box or risk being brought to tribunal. The warning follows survey findings, released this morning by pollsters Ginger Research, which show 74% of British workers claim they...
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