Welcome ‘Hubris’ has been the watchword of the week – mainly in the context of motor cars/ exhaust emissions/alleged wide-scale fraud. We at DC Employment avoid hubris like the plague (just as we do with cliché). Our motto is ‘humility verging on...
A recent Court of Appeal case is helpful for employers to have in the back of their minds when considering whether they are acting reasonably when dismissing an employee (Newbound v Thames Water Utilities Ltd) . Mr Newbound had been employed by...
Myself and Darren want to thank all of our generous supporters for their encouragement (with a few rude suggestions!) and sponsorship of this event, the proceeds of which will be shared between the organisers’ 2 charities (half), with the rest...
DC Employment Solicitors is proud to announce that not only are we once again a Leading Firm in the Legal 500 but we are also the only Hampshire-based law firm to have improved its ranking in the 2015 edition. The Legal 500 Directory is a...
We have rather worryingly agreed to take part in the Alpe D’Huez Charity Bike Ride. Darren Tibble, Laurence Dunn, Gareth Xifaras and Chris Colbert are Team Mountain Sloths on this epic challenge. Why are we putting ourselves through this torture?...
Welcome Welcome to Issue 4 of my Employment Law Snapshot. I have to confess that this week has been a bit of a televisual challenge for me at the end of the working day. The thing is – my mum has been staying at Tibble Towers for the last...
Welcome Welcome to the August edition of the Employment Law Update – the edition that is read on beaches and around pools all over Europe and far flung holiday destinations. In the unlikely event that you are actually doing that, you may be...
In the final moments of his budget speech, George Osborne introduced a new wage floor of £7.20 an hour for workers over the age of 25. Called the “National Living Wage” (NLW) it is essentially a new level of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) with...
Welcome Welcome to Issue 3 of my Employment Law Snapshot. This week, the law has been getting in the way of a significant amount of great sport on the goggle-box. Firstly, there was Andy ‘Charisma’ Murray’s sad defeat at the hands of Federer in...
Free Contract of Employment Template Why Should my Employees have Written Contracts of Employment? An employer is required by law to provide an employee (who is going to be employed for at least one month) with a written statement of certain...
Welcome to Issue 2 of my Employment Law Snapshot. Thanks to everyone for their kind words about Issue 1 – I’m glad you enjoyed it. For those readers who provided some so-called ‘constructive’ feedback on the videocast, which included suggestions...
DC Employment Solicitors’ partner, Darren Tibble, was recently asked by CBT Rehabilitation (CBTRL), a mental health support provider, to write an article on one of the challenges faced by employers of workers with mental ill-health issues. The...
