We are delighted to announce that we have been selected as the South East region’s leading practice by the Legal 500 in their national award shortlisting for Regional Human Resource practice 2017. Representing the South East region, DC Solicitors...
DC Employment Solicitors delivered our trademark bi-annual Employment Law Breakfast Briefing last week to 90 guests at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Once the bacon rolls and networking had finished, partner Laurence Dunn kicked off the...
DC Employment’s Solicitor Amy Shaw speaks to BBC Radio Solent about the problems pregnant women face in employment. She says “today’s MPs report saying pregnant women face an unacceptable level of discrimination comes as no...
In the recent decision in Ham v Governing Body of Beardwood Humanities College, it was found that there could be a fair dismissal where separate acts of misconduct amounted to gross misconduct when looked at in the aggregate. Ms Ham (the...
DC Employment Solicitors hosted an enjoyable and informative afternoon at a packed CIPD Mock Employment Tribunal in Portsmouth last week. The tribunal equipped HR professionals, Company Directors and Senior Managers with an overview of how an...
The choice is made, the people have spoken – it’s Brexit! Many employers and employees want to know what the likely changes will be to employment law now that Britain is leaving the European Union. It’s going to take a few years for Britain to...
Last Wednesday marked the launch of DC Solicitors bi-annual Employment Law Breakfast Briefing series. Held at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, partners Darren Tibble, Daryl Cowan and Laurence Dunn treated the 90 guests to an engaging series of...
The EU referendum is beginning to loom large. The choice will be Brexit (irritating but handy short-hand for leaving the EU) or Bremain (short-hand for staying in the EU which hasn’t caught on enough to be irritating). Many employers and...
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...
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...
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...
