Christmas Caution Advised It is the time of year when employment lawyers will dust down their warnings on the risks which come with the Christmas party and how staff behave towards each other and members of the public. The risks include allegations of sexual assault and possible liability for employers for the actions of their…

Making peace in the workplace can prevent issues from escalating. McCormicks Solicitors’ Head of Employment Law Iain Jenkins takes a look at the process. Workplace Mediation – Blessed Are the Peacemakers! “What about the cheesemakers?” or at least that was the bounce back which still makes me laugh in the film The Life of Brian!…

Are settlement agreements a common sense arrangement when employers and employees need to part company or are they overused? McCormicks Solicitors’ Head of Employment Iain Jenkins sets out the arguments. Settlement Agreements – An Overused Cop out or a Common Sense Clean Break? Where would employment lawyers be without the common-or-garden settlement agreement? It would…