STEVEN DUNN offers employers a timely reminder of the legal requirements around employing students ‘Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry‘ – Polonius, Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3 In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Polonius may have provided Laertes with financial and other […]
employment law
Workplace laws caught in flames of EU bonfire
More uncertainty lies ahead for employers and employees ahead of a crucial Brexit deadline, writes KAREN HARVIE What with the range of crises currently making life difficult for us all it would be easy to forget the one big elephant in the room which has been with us for a few years now. The conflict […]
How to untangle the recruitment red tape
Hiring employees from overseas is a widespread problem, but solutions are available, writes STEVEN DUNN Every week we hear of employers who are struggling to recruit employees. Pretty much all sectors seem to be facing this problem, but the leisure, tourism, hospitality, agriculture and food and drink sectors are among the worst affected. The pandemic […]
Beware the risks if you fire and rehire
Re-employing workers on different terms is a legal minefield, says KAREN HARVIE It’s not an understatement to suggest that we are facing a summer of discontent with thousands of workers from different sectors either on strike or threatening to walk-out as they face the prospect of seeing their income eroded by the rising cost of […]
How not to rock the redundancy boat
The P&O Ferries’ sackings show the damage that be done by mishandling job cuts, says KAREN HARVIE The pandemic has certainly been the source of great stress and pressure on many companies around the world. The exceptional nature of the crisis has almost certainly led to some business decisions which, in normal circumstances, might not […]