Age Discrimination in an Aging Population The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest life expectancy figures stand at 79.6 for men and 83.2 for women, with projections rising as high as 93.9 and 96.5 by 2039. When looking at retirement, the current state pension...
The Frightening Consequences of Halloween A surprising number of UK firms are following the American tradition of celebrating Halloween in the workplace. Could Halloween events and dressing up in Halloween costumes land companies in hot water? 57,000 people in the UK...
Mental Health in the Workplace Companies Warned to Watch Out for Employee Mental Health Issues. Workers’ Mental Health Issues Cost UK Businesses up to £51bn a Year. Mental Health is an Issue that UK Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore These are just three of the...
Data Breaches How scared should you be? The supermarket Morrison’s lost its appeal in a High Court Ruling and has been held as vicariously liable after one of its members of staff leaked the personal information of over 100,000 of its employees. “Vicarious liability...
Top Questions for October 2018 A visual summary of the top questions fielded by DLP Advisers in October 2018. Click image to enlarge Issues related to sickness – 28% Issues related to behaviour or employee misconduct – 26% Issues related to change of terms...
Facebook—friend or foe? Using Social Media to Screen Applicants With social media becoming more popular for recruiting, we are often asked whether it is acceptable for employers to look up potential new employees on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter,...
