
The labyrinth; self employment and hiring Locums
A labyrinth is a complicated and irregular network of passages in which it is difficult to find one’s way. Employment Law can often seem like that. Take for instance the issue of self-employment:
A labyrinth is a complicated and irregular network of passages in which it is difficult to find one’s way. Employment Law can often seem like that. Take for instance the issue of self-employment:
We’ve all come across employees who are just, well, difficult! They don’t do anything major, but there are multiple, small incidents where they break a rule or refuse to engage with a new policy – they seem to think they’re somehow ‘above the law’. But perhaps they’re not – a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) […]
Sickness absence has been estimated to cost the UK economy £18 billion a year, and causes major disruption to a busy vet practice. Much absence is genuine and unavoidable, but we’d like to share a few of the best excuses for veterinary practice employees being unable to come to work…
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, with running our two Spring client seminars on top of all the usual business. They were both really well attended, we’re always impressed by how far some clients travel. We were extremely pleased that Gill Williams was able to join us in Swindon – her direct experience of […]
Very often practices join us after years of tolerating employees ranging from unenthusiastic to downright rude, obstructive and unpleasant! Many have been signed up with a large HR support provider and have received lukewarm advice that has allowed the problem to fester. Our approach is to identify what the practice wants and work to produce […]