As an employer or employee, you may not be aware that nearly all employees who wish to bring any sort of claim against their employer in an Employment Tribunal, are required go through an ACAS Early Conciliation Process. With this in mind, DC...
Welcome Welcome to Issue 9 of my Employment Law Snapshot. Firstly, here’s a shameless plug for our inaugural FREE Employment Law Breakfast Briefing. It’s taking place on Wednesday 8th June at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton with registration...
In light of Britain potentially leaving the European Union (“Brexit”), immigration law has become a highly contentious topic for both sides of the debate. The aim to reduce migration into the UK to tens of thousands per annum has long been on the...
Welcome Employment law headline of the year so far goes to the Daily Mail: “The monkey girl at London Zoo scent-marked my boyfriend and behaved like an animal: Meerkat handler speaks out over spat with a love rival that cost her job, her...
DC Solicitors’ very own Laurence Dunn, was delighted to be asked to speak at the recent ‘How to Keep a Healthy Workforce’ Breakfast hosted by Portsmouth City Council. DC Solicitors have been working very closely alongside...
To a large extent, the cost of ‘presenteeism’ is hidden from employers because most businesses measure the health of their staff by the level of sickness absences. Employees who continue to work whilst unwell do not accrue sickness absences. Most...
Welcome Welcome to Issue 8 of my Employment Law Snapshot. This week’s issue continues with the theme of snooping on employees, which seems to have received a lot of press coverage over the last few weeks, particularly in relation to our...
You are invited… Join us for the How to Keep a Healthy Workforce Breakfast on Wednesday 24th February at 7.30am to learn answers to questions such as: What is the cost of mental ill-health to business? What can I do to prevent mental...
Last Thursday saw the inaugural DC Solicitors Art Exhibition, which showcased the work of six talented, local artists, and provided the perfect backdrop to celebrate Darren Tibble joining the firm as a partner. The evening was very well attended...
Welcome Welcome to Issue 7 of my Employment Law Snapshot. This week’s bumbling nonsense was inspired by one of the best employment related newspaper headlines that I’ve read for a couple of years – “Meerkat handler who glassed zoo colleague in...
I had the great privilege of being asked to speak at this year’s Payroll World Conference held at The Tower Hotel in London. With fellow speakers from HMRC, Carnival, The Pensions Regulator to name but a few, it was an honour to be...
Welcome Welcome to Issue 6 of my Employment Law Snapshot. This week’s ramblings are all about espionage, spying and security risks. That’s because this week’s case involves a failed job application for GCHQ and I also happened to go to see the...
