Arwen Makin

Legal-ease: Time off for dependants

Employees, from the first day of their employment, have a statutory right to take reasonable unpaid time off to deal with certain unexpected emergencies concerning a dependant

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Hot topic: Mental and physical health parity, part two

Business leaders and unions have called for the government to ensure parity of treatment for mental health in the workplace through obliging employers to offer mental health first aid, with...

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Legal-ease: Suspending an employee

The question of whether to suspend during a disciplinary procedure does not always have a simple answer

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Legal-ease: Indirect discrimination

Indirect discrimination, proportionality and legitimate aims

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Hot topic: Unpaid trial shifts, part two

MPs recently proposed banning unpaid trial shifts, after unions received complaints of people working eight-hour shifts without pay

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