Faced with an employee who, because of their health, is unable to perform their role or give regular effective service in the future suggest that they should be medically retired rather than dismissed. This is entirely reasonable and understandable – medical retirement will often give an employee a better financial payoff than they would receive … Continue reading On Medical Retirement →

There is no necessary reason why the relationship between union reps and HR advisers (a subset of the wider HR profession) should be antagonistic. If the purpose of a HR adviser is to advise on HR policies and employment law then, while clearly not singing off the same hymn sheet, there is a significant degree … Continue reading The Limits of HR Advice →

Where there is a dispute between an employee and a worker it has always been a possibility for the employer and worker to have a ‘without prejudice’ discussion with the aim of seeking to resolve the dispute. Such a discussion, if genuinely aimed at resolving the dispute cannot be used by any party in any … Continue reading Right to Accompaniment in Settlement Discussions →

It has been quite quiet on the site for a while now, the reason for this is that I have migrated my blog to a new home at http://www.employmentwrites.com. So if you follow this blog you will need to update your feeds etc. In due course I will most likely delete this blog. You can … Continue reading New Home →