Witness Competency in Workplace Investigations

Witness Competency in Workplace Investigations Can we rely upon an elderly service user’s evidence accusing a Care Support Worker of theft (or abuse) when we know the service user is often confused and mistaken? In the normal course of HR, potential disciplinary...

Workplace Lotteries Pose Potential Problems

Workplace Lotteries Pose Potential Problems That Eurovision lottery going on in the office may not be as much fun as you think! Running a lottery in the office can be great fun, but office pools and lotteries are a form of gambling and, as such, are regulated by the...

Enhanced Statutory Payments in the Third Sector

Enhanced Statutory Payments in the Third Sector A question many of our charity sector clients face is the challenge of enhanced legal or statutory payments made with charitable or restricted funds.  Obviously, the temptation to offer enhanced voluntary redundancy or...