The fact is that there is no legal obligation on an employer to provide either a verbal or written reference for a departing or former employee. The only exception is in the financial industry where references are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. However if an employer agrees to provide a reference, whether it is […]
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It is quite common for employers of all shapes and sizes to experience staff under-performing in their role. There could be a variety of reasons for this, ranging from a general lack of ability and apathy, personal issues affecting performance, unreasonable and unrealistic targets and work overload to a lack of training. Many larger employers
A Scottish Employment Tribunal has recently held that an employee with long covid was disabled under the Equality Act 2010. This is the second authority this year which has addressed whether long covid is a disability in the United Kingdom. Before we look at the facts of the Scottish authority it is important to remind
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