Monthly Archives: November 2022
Twitter and Meta under scrutiny following widespread redundancies
November 24, 2022
The UK government recently warned Twitter that ‘no one, least of all big tech, is above the law’ after its widespread redundancies with little or no advance warning. In November, Twitter dismissed more than half of its workforce, laid off Read more …
ACAS has recently published new advice on how to handle staff suspensions at work
November 21, 2022
ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) has recently published updated advice on the steps employers should consider whenever suspending an employee from work, writes Rhian Radia, Partner and Head of the Employment team at solicitors Bishop and Sewell. Suspension occurs when an Read more …
Did you miss our employment webinar re; restrictive covenants?
November 18, 2022
Our employment law experts delivered the third in a series of online employment webinars on Wednesday 16 November. This covered ‘Competing, poaching and earning a living – when is a restrictive covenant enforceable?’ with the aim to give HR professionals, business leaders Read more …
Workplace bullying and harassment once again under the spotlight
November 17, 2022
Conservative cabinet ministers Dominic Rabb and Gavin Williamson have put workplace bullying and harassment once again under the spotlight, says Rhian Radia Partner and Head of the Employment team. Allegations of bullying and harassment have been made against two Conservative government ministers, Deputy Prime Read more …
Expert guidance on the use of Restrictive Covenants at free Employment Law webinar
November 9, 2022
Business leaders, HR professionals and employees can gain valuable insights into the use of restrictive covenants in the workplace during a free seminar hosted by employment law experts from legal firm Bishop & Sewell. The online webinar ‘Competing, poaching and earning Read more …
How would businesses respond to Gavin Williamson’s alleged bullying
November 8, 2022
Gavin Williamson’s bullying behaviour is unlikely to be tolerated in the workplace, says employment lawyer Rhian Radia, a Partner at Bishop & Sewell. “The expletive-filled text messages sent by Gavin Williamson to fellow MP Wendy Morton would be considered bullying in Read more …
£420,000 Employment Tribunal award for peach emoji harassment
November 1, 2022
A senior manager at a transport company has been awarded £420,000 at an Employment Tribunal following a prolonged period of harassment by her boss who bombarded her with peach emojis. It should, says Rhian Radia, remind businesses that they will Read more …