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When Misconduct Isn’t Misconduct:
When Misconduct Isn’t Misconduct: Two Employment Tribunal Lessons for SMEs Employment tribunals are rarely straightforward, and two recent cases show just how complex “misconduct” can be in practice. For SMEs, the rulings are a timely reminder: what you see as sackable behaviour may not be judged the same way in law. Case 1: Shopping online…
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Handling a Flexible Working Request
The legal bit Most employees with more than 26 weeks service have the legal right to request flexible working. However, they can only make one request in any rolling 12-month period. It is best practice for a business to have a flexible working policy and a flexible working application form. Employers legally have three months…
