Workplace Wellbeing
Focuses on strategies for rest, recovery, work-life balance, and creating safe, positive working environments.
Employers Can Legally Monitor Personal Messaging
Background of the ECHR Judgment
In a case put before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), judges ruled that a company which had read an employee’s messages sent through Yahoo Messenger while ...
TUC Poll on Work Christmas Party Embarrassment
More than one in ten (11%) workers who have attended a work Christmas party admit embarrassing themselves in front of their boss, according to new polling published by the TUC today.
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Annual Leave
Most workers in England are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid annual leave per year. This is known as statutory entitlement. Part-time employees receive a pro rata amount, matching the holiday ...
WEU Opposes the Trade Union Bill 2015
The Workers of England Union stands firmly against the Trade Union Bill 2015. We echo Jeremy Corbyn’s view that the government is “attacking working people” by introducing this legislation. Even so...
Mobile Workers’ Commute as Working Time
By Jo Faragher on 10 Sep 2015 in Case law, Employment law, Mobile workers, Working Time Regulations
ECJ Confirms Travel Time as Working Time
Journeys made by mobile workers must count as working ...
Redundancy: What Employers Must Follow
Tata Steel’s decision to make 250 people redundant at its Llanwern steel works to cut costs highlights the emotional toil on both employer and employee. Every organisation should consider how to ma...
No Special Rules for Social Media Misconduct
Be careful what you say about your workplace and colleagues: there are no special rules when dismissing an employee for social media misconduct. The test remains whether the decision was within the...
Metrolink Managers’ Loose Talk May Close Trams
Press Release – For Immediate Release | 30th July 2015
Overheard Conversation Reveals Critical Weaknesses
On 22nd July 2015, two Metrolink managers were overheard discussing confidential operatio...
Musculoskeletal Disorders in Catering
On this page you will find advice on what to do to reduce the risk of suffering from a musculoskeletal disorder or injury in the catering and hospitality sector. For more detailed information, visi...
HSE Work-Related Violence Case Studies
First Group is a public transport company providing both rail and bus services. It operates mainly in the UK with 26,000 employees and in North America with a further 24,000 staff. In the UK, its b...
