Employment Law Blog

How do I deal with an employee who is regularly absent?

• Posted2023-10-16 00:00
• AuthorRuth Rogers

One of my employees is regularly absent for various different reasons. It’s never for very long – a day here, a day there – but he’s a key member of staff and it’s disrupting my business. It’s also annoying to other...

Legal 500 - Fantastic results for Harrowells

• Posted2023-10-04 00:00
• AuthorPeter Mills

Each year Legal 500 publish a report focused on the quality of advice and nature of work undertaken by leading law firms in the UK, including our own. Legal 500 base their assessment, to a significant extent, on feedback given directly to Legal 500 by our...

Is 'Last In First Out' a fair method for selecting employees for redundancy?

• Posted2023-05-10 00:00
• AuthorGeorge Sellers

Due to the rising cost of living, employers are noticing a squeeze on consumer spending and are likely to become under pressure to save costs over the next 12 months and may be forced to consider redundancies. The ‘Last In First Out’ (LIFO)...

Some employees in my company have continued to work from home since the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. I want them to return to the office – can I enforce this? For both employers and employees, there are many benefits of working from home....

With the prospect of further periods of very cold weather this winter, many employees may be concerned that the office is too cold, and it would be better to work from home. Whilst some employers may be open to employees working from home...