Articles by ‘Malcolm Gregory’

With around 11 million users in the UK, most businesses will acknowledge that LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool for professionals.

Before Christmas, we circulated an article on notice periods setting out some basic principles on how to handle an employee’s resignation and how to terminate an employee’s role.

There are a million more people are in work compared to early 2010 according to figures released in October by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

From September, employers will be able to offer their staff a new kind of employment contract.

Businesses have been given more flexibility in how they manage first aid provision in the workplace following a change in health and safety regulations. With effect from 1 October 2013, the Health and Safety…

As the government continues to find ways to tackle the UK’s unemployment issues, it has been reported that employers have been finding increasing benefits by using zero-hour contracts for their employees. Vince Cable, the…

We have recently had enquiries from clients about issues surrounding employees’ notice periods – either on resignation by the employee or termination by the employer. Getting it wrong can have important implications, potentially freeing employees from post termination restrictions and leaving it open for the employee to claim breach of contract.

A recent survey suggests that 25% of employees have stolen items from their employers. Worryingly, 12% of respondents admitted to stealing over £1,000 worth of goods from their employers. 50% admitted that they would…

The recent case of Newbury v Sun Microsystems highlights the need for employers to set out offers in clear terms when negotiating a settlement.

Summer finally arrived in time for the Royds Employment Team’s annual quiz night. Clients and friends of the Employment Department gathered over drinks and snacks to swop anecdotes and test their wider knowledge against the challenging questions posed by Quizmaster and Head of Employment Richard Woodman.

It did not take long for seventeen-year-old Paris Brown to step down as Britain’s first Youth Police Commissioner after her offensive tweetings. 

We are the fattest nation in Western Europe with most people being either overweight or obese. Over 60% of adults and 30% of children aged between 2 and 15 in the UK are fat.