convicted criminals

CONVICTED CRIMINALS: TO EMPLOY OR NOT TO EMPLOY?

  • 01 October 2014
  • McGrade

There has been a great deal of controversy following the reported plans of Sheffield United to re-sign Ched Evans following his release from p...

dress code policy

IMPLEMENTING A DRESS CODE POLICY

  • 01 September 2014
  • McGrade

WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER? Corporate image is key to many employers, and it will often be important for employees to maintain this co...

discriminatory

WHEN DOES BANTER BECOME DISCRIMINATORY?

  • 01 August 2014
  • McGrade

The recent furore over Malky MacKay (former manager of Cardiff City) and the text messages which he allegedly sent has highlighted the difficu...

obesity

COULD OBESITY BE A DISABILITY

  • 01 July 2014
  • McGrade

There has been a flurry of press coverage about a recent Danish case (Kaltoft v The Municipality of Billund), which considers whether, under E...

flexible working

FLEXIBLE WORKING EXTENDED

  • 01 June 2014
  • McGrade

THE LAW IS CHANGING The law in relation to flexible working is changing on 30 June 2014. The right to request flexible working will ...

holiday pay

THE HIDDEN COST OF HOLIDAY PAY

  • 01 May 2014
  • McGrade

Every worker has an entitlement to paid annual leave. The purpose of holiday pay is to put the worker, in terms of salary, in a posit...