The Employment Law specialists at Banner Jones know how devastating bullying and harassment in the workplace can be.
Bullying and harassment in the workplace can take many different forms, including being shouted at, intimidated, made the subject of racist or sexist comments or names, or receiving unwanted sexual comments or approaches.
Bullying and harassment can be extremely distressing for victims, but the law is there to protect people in the workplace – you don’t have to put up with it!
The Employment Law specialists at Banner Jones know how devastating bullying and harassment in the workplace can be and are on hand to advise and support you, helping to protect you by identifying solutions and helping you to achieve the outcome that you want.


Employment Law: Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Age discrimination claims to employment tribunals have risen steeply since the pandemic, and a recent case has highlighted the challenge for employers using a mandatory retirement age.


Employee rights – Compulsory Vaccinations Update September 2021
From 11 November 2021, all care home workers and anyone entering a care home must be fully vaccinated, unless they are medically exempt under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021.


Flexible working- what are my rights?
A recent employment tribunal found in favour of a woman – a sales manager for a small estate agent in London, and a mum of one – whose request for more flexible working was refused by her employer.


Compulsory vaccinations in the care sector
With the Covid-19 vaccine fast being rolled out across the country and all over 18’s to be offered a first dose by the end of June 2021, the Government has now mandated that all people working in elderly care MUST be vaccinated in order to continue to do this work. The new legislation, which is subject to Parliamentary approval, is expected to come into force from October.


Restrictive Covenants
At Banner Jones Solicitors, we can help with all aspects of employment law. In this video, we will discuss restrictive covenants and how they can impact you. For more information, watch our video.


Employment Law - Katie Ash on Settlement Agreements
Katie Ash explains and answers some questions about settlement agreements.


Brexit: supporting your European employees in the UK & British employees abroad
As the UK prepares for the end of the Brexit transition, new laws will be coming into place from 1st January 2021 which will affect businesses, as well as the people who work in them. But what are the expectations on you as an employer?


Flexible Working Requests- Striking That Balance
As a working parent it can often feel like you overcome one obstacle only to be met with another. The start of the new school year brings with it the challenge of fitting the school run in to an already full working day. The average school day is between 9am until 3pm, give or take 15 minutes either side, which is shorter than the traditional 9-5 working day. Whilst wrap around school care is often available to cover the gap, this is not always a feasible or desired solution.


Health & Wellbeing in The Workplace


Uber drivers entitled to workplace protections
The ‘gig’ economy is characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs. Depending upon your viewpoint, it is either a positive working environment that offers a great deal of flexibility (for example, employment hours in the control of the individual) or it is a form of worker exploitation with very little protection (for example, lack of paid holidays, sickness benefit and so on).


To employ or not to employ?


The Redundancy Survival Guide: What you need to know and do
Being told that your job is at risk of being made redundant is a devastating blow for anyone. Redundancy can have a significant financial impact on you and your family. This guide will give some useful action points that can help you understand your rights when facing redundancy and steps you can take to try and find other employment.


GDPR – TIPS FOR EMPLOYEES
Complying with GDPR is the responsibility of every employee so we’ve written some tips on how you can help your business stay compliant.
The Gig Economy


The General Data Protection Regulations
What do you need to know? The General Data Protection Regulations (‘GDPR’) come in to force on the 25th May 2018 and whilst the Regulations are new, the principles and requirements are not. The GDPR is an overhaul of the Data Protection Act 1998 (‘DPA’), and extends to the processing of personal data of all data subjects in the whole of the EU. Brexit will not prevent businesses from needing to comply with the Regulations. In practice for those businesses that have already been complying fully with the DPA, they should not need to undertake much work to ensure that they are compliant with the GDPR, and will at the very least have the basics in place.


Notification of email checks required
A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights has provided further specific clarification of companies’ responsibilities in respect of their employee email policies. Katie Ash, Head of Employment Law said, “The ECHR ruling in case of Bogdan Bărbulescu could shape extent to which firms can monitor employees’ private communications”. In essence, the court ruling says that not only must a company policy inform employees that they reserve the right to monitor employee emails, but they must also let employees know when they are doing so.


The impact of Brexit on the UK’s Employment Law
As the Nation waits with baited breath to discover what the Government’s strategy for leaving the EU will be, when it will happen and whether it will be a ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ Brexit, many employers are, unsurprisingly, concerned about what the future of employment law will look like. How quickly will it change, what will their obligations be, and what steps will they need to take to ensure compliance?


Employees negligence can amount to gross misconduct
The Court of Appeal recently ruled that a senior manager’s negligence in failing to ensure that a colleague followed company policy could amount to gross misconduct justifying the manager’s summary dismissal.


Do employers care about their employees financial well-being?
A recent study has found that only one in three employees believes their employer cares about their financial wellness.


Which benefits do employees value the most?
We’re living in a world where employee benefits are perhaps more varied than ever before.


Unfair Dismissal Guide
We have developed an Unfair Dismissal Guide for Employees to provide you with essential information on employment rights, capability, conduct, gross misconduct, redundancy, illegality and automatic unfair dismissals.


Online Privacy in the Office
Companies are within their rights to monitor the private online activities of their employees when they are in the office.


Need to Sort out Your Finances?
Around 50% of us make a New Year’s Resolution to 'sort out the finances’ but for most of us it's more of a wish than a firm commitment to take action. Looking at the January appointments we’ve had with wealth management clients here are the topics that we’ve discussed most often. If you’re determined to sort out your finances, these may give you some food for thought.

