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In the recent case of Kim Beaney v Highways England and others, Miss Beaney (the “Claimant”) was awarded almost £74,000 by the Nottingham Employment Tribunal. It was found that the Claimant had been constructively unfairly dismissed following harassing behaviour by Grant Bosence (the “Second Resp...

After four successful years, our Leamington Spa branch has now relocated to Coventry! You can now find us at Room 103, 1st Floor, HQ 3 The Quadrant, Warwick Road, Coventry, CV1 2DY. Dawn Walker, Operations Director - East said: "Client development, the candidate market and growth of the business ...

gap personnel were awarded the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award in September this year, and last week I was fortunate enough to attend the award ceremony where we were presented with our certificate. I attended the event with a colleague who happens to be an ar...

Yes, it was held in the case of Base Childrenswear Ltd v Otshudi. What happened? Miss Otshudi worked for Base Childrenswear Ltd (“Base”) for three months as a photographer, prior to being called into a meeting unexpectedly and being summarily dismissed. Following her dismissal, Miss Otshudi raise...

Faced with a period of political turmoil (an impending recession and Brexit to name but a few), it is no surprise that labour productivity amongst British workers is so low. Many feel unnerved in the current climate and fall into a trap of focusing solely on the short-term problem instead of look...

It’s no secret that video is the future of media, that's why we're now offering our very own video services to help you reach your business goals and stand out from the competition! What kinds of video can we create? Snappy job adverts for social media that'll showcase your business Entertaining ...

Today is World Mental Health Day 2019, an opportunity for us to raise awareness of mental health and advocate against any social stigma that comes with it. Here, we highlight two of the key societal issues that have a significant impact on mental health, and some of the key organisations that are...

In the UK labour market, there are three types of individuals: employee; worker and self-employed. By way of brief summary, an employee is somebody who works under a contract of employment; there is mutuality of obligation; personal service and control. A worker is a middle ground status and it i...

If you’re used to partnering with recruitment businesses, particularly in the industrial sector, you might be familiar with the different types of contracts that temporary workers are employed or engaged under. It would be safe to say to that the term ‘Swedish Derogation’ might fill recruiters wi...

With the ongoing uncertainty around Brexit, businesses are finding themselves setting short-term strategies to meet current market demands. While longer term strategies are being considered and underpinning many decisions, they are being made on the expectation that they will change once a deal i...