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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
We all know that there are those out there that will take any opportunity to take the employer to court for perceived financial reward, whether they really believe that the employer is accountable or not - it's just a question of whether they can either convince a court or, more likely, frighten the employer into not being willing to take that risk. What that means is that employers try t...
Comment | 10 Feb 2005
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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
... points about discrimination, and I'm sure we would all support them. I'm not sure any of us who commented stated otherwise. Surely the point is that if we carry on at this rate then we will be too scared to initiate necessary business changes for fear of upsetting someone. That stops growth? The valentine card issue is maybe over the top, but it demonstrates that some people seem hell-bent in making everything a political issue. Why?
Comment | 10 Feb 2005
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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
... people are judged on merit rather than on characteristics they were born with. Would John, Philip or Dean have a different perspective if they felt they felt they ahd been refused a job, or a promotion just because they are men? I agree entirely that it is ridiculous to cry 'foul' just because a Valentines card is sent and in reality that is unlikely to happen. The card itself could not in my view be offensive. It might however contain something offensive and we do need to be aware that offence can be caused in these circumstances. It's really no different to an offensive remark. We do need to b...
Comment | 9 Feb 2005
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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
... - or similar. Real harassment is something that should be firmly "stamped upon" and is one thing, but the sending of Valentines cards really ought not to be any business of the company - it is meant to be a bit of fun! Why can we not all grow up and fight our own battles rather than rely on our employers to do it for us? I despair.
Comment | 8 Feb 2005
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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
The TUC put out a well-publicised announcement on Friday which warned employers not be too heavy handed when dealing with office romances. In particular, the TUC advised against US-style 'love contracts'. The TUC has also put together a guide to help employees find out where they stand on relationships at work, what to do when they happen, what to do when they break up and...
Comment | 14 Feb 2005
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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
...uld add as someone who has worked fulltime in safety and risk management for 20 years that there are significant positive aspects of Health & Safety legislation in particular. I would refer readers to the HSE web site where there are an increasing number of examples of these financial benefits. The employers who fear legislation are those who still have little regard for the safety and health of the employees and others. A good benchmark for your own company standards is to ask the question, would you be happy if the person you love most in the world was working for an organisation applying similar if...
Comment | 10 Feb 2005
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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
Martin, I'm sure none of the persons above would disagree that there have been many changes for the better in terms of equality, discrimination etc, both in and out of the workplace. But these changes are there to protect the rights of those who have genuinely been unfairly treated for whatever reason, and not those who seek to make a quick buck by filing fraudulent or multiple claims, effectively using new legislation to apportion blame where there was none. It's also sad but true that there will always b...
Comment | 10 Feb 2005
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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
I agree with John, If we followed all the legislation, regulation, guidance & safe working practices, it would take hours to plan a job that can be done in 5 minutes. In a business world ever more obsessed with productivity & efficiency, is it any wonder we as a Nation can't compete with others who conveniently ignore such legislation or are not bound by so much red tape. As for the claims culture, there has been a fu...
Comment | 9 Feb 2005
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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
I agree John. I'm all for stamping out unfair and disciminatory practices in the workplace, but this article made me wonder how we had arrived at such a police state, and in such a short space of time? I seem to remember only a few years ago enjoying work, now it feels like a chore every day.
Comment | 8 Feb 2005
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Employer warning: Valentine cards lead to employment tribunals
Given the Watchdog TV programme re reported on today (re the DDA) it is sad, but obvious, that we do live in a 'claims culture'. David
Comment | 9 Feb 2005
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What is reasonable adjustment?
...eads, Britain often follows -- yet when it comes to disability legislation, the two countries have significant differences in approach. Bernie Sheehan weighs up the pros and cons of both systems. It's a striking fact that most cases brought under the Disability Discrimination Act are concerned with employers having failed to make `reasonable adjustments'. Caroline Merz identifies key recent cases that illustrate what, when it comes to adjustments, is considered reasonable. Employers have largely managed to get to grips with the duty not to discriminate on the grounds of race, sex, religion and now age...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2006
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The sex issue
... Quain looks into the issue of positive discrimination. 17 Access v. egress: the 18 inclusive environment dilemma HIV discrimination 20 Mark Hillier looks at the difficulties and questions raised by providing disabled access. The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 placed new responsibilities on employers to prevent HIV and AIDS related discrimination in the workplace. Katy Brown asks: are you doing enough? LEGAL UPDATE Case law 24 Legal experts offer employers their advice on recent case law Clinic 31 Is it an employer's responsibility to make sure employees take a rest break? Technical guidanc...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2006
