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Paul Doran Your employment law guide to Christmas parties Office Christmas party season is upon us. After the past couple of years of lockdown, it may be extra fun this time! You might be tempted to really let your hair down, have a few drinks and properly relax with your colleagues. However, you have to be a …
My employer has been taken over. Can they sack me? When your employer’s business (or part of it) has merged with or been taken over by another business, you might find yourself working for a new company and could therefore be wondering where this leaves you. The good news is that your employment contract is …
How do I get a settlement agreement? If you want a settlement agreement from your employer because you’ve been made redundant or mistreated at work, the first thing is to prepare your case. This means collecting all the written evidence that relates to your situation, such as your employment contract and copies of relevant emails …
How much compensation can I get for disability discrimination? Have you got a disability? Have you been discriminated against at work? Wondering how much compensation you might get? Obviously, there are many types of disability, including hidden disabilities. Whatever type of disability you have, you should not be treated differently at work because of it. …
How do I resign from my job? “That’s it! I’ve had enough! I quit!” Do you have days when you feel like walking out of your workplace? To be honest, we probably all do from time to time. But, if you’re serious about resigning, you need to know the right way to do it. Resigning …
How much should my holiday pay be? With the children back at school, the main holiday season might be over. But there are still a lot of questions around holiday pay – especially this year when we’ve had some unexpected extra days off for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in May and her state funeral in …
Have you got into trouble at work because of social media posts you wrote about the Queen? Some employees have already contacted us because they’re in that exact situation. If you need advice, please give us a call. We are employment lawyers who act for employees anywhere in the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and …
What is a settlement agreement? Want to know what a settlement agreement is? First, note that in Northern Ireland it’s called a Compromise Agreement (that used to be the name elsewhere in the UK too). We’re employment lawyers based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and with offices in Leeds, London and Newcastle to cover England, Wales …
What is victimisation? This article answers that question. Have you witnessed (or experienced) discrimination at work? Have you reported it? Were you mistreated because you reported it, or because you supported someone else who did, or because your employer believes you’re supporting someone who did? If you answered yes, you might have been victimised and …
What does gross misconduct mean? Seen the phrase ‘gross misconduct’ and wonder what it means? Been accused of gross misconduct? Lost your job due to gross misconduct? Let’s break it down. ‘Gross’ means big, while ‘misconduct’ is conduct or behaviour that you shouldn’t do because it’s unprofessional or unethical. It could be any behaviour that …